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Name: Rondorfite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Rondorfite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1997
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Mihajlovic T, Lengauer C L, Ntaflos T, Lolitsch U, Tillmanns E (2004) Two new minerals, rondorfite, Ca8Mg[SiO4]4Cl2, and almarudite, K([box],Na)_2_(Mn,Fe,Mg)_2_(Be,Al)_3_[Si_12_O_30_], and a study of iron-rich wadalite, Ca_12_[(Al_8_Si_4_Fe_2_)O_32_]Cl_6_, from the Bellerberg (Bellberg) volcano, Eifel, Germany, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 179, 265-294
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Crystal Systems: cubic|triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 354 Million Years Ago
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