Name: | Rondorfite Ron |
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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