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Name: Serandite
Srd
Specimens in Collection:

#1186: Serandite
Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

#407: Serandite
Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

#1159: Calcite / Serandite / Aegirine
Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
IMA Chemistry: NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Serandite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Manganese (Mn)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Guinea
Year First Published: 1931
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Lacroix À (1931) Les pegmatites de la syénite sodalitique de l'île Rouma (archipel de Los, Guinée française). Description d'un nouveau minéral (sérandite) qu'elles renferment), Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 192, 189-194 Spelling of name changed from sérandite to serandite: Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 28. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015. Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859-1864
Structural Group Name: Pectolite
Fleischer's Group Name: wollastonite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2500 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.25
Diaphaneity: 2.0
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