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| Name: | Sapphirine Spr |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1166: Sapphirine Morafeno Deposit, Madagascar |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Sapphirine contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Denmark (Greenland) |
| Year First Published: | 1819 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Stromeyer F (1819) 2. Saphirin von Fiskenaes oder Kikertarsoeitsiak, Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen 3, 1994-1995 |
| Structural Group Name: | Sapphirine |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | aenigmatite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.49 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Sapphirine (Wiki) Search Mindat: Sapphirine Search Web Mineral DB: Sapphirine |
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