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Name: Spurrite
Spu
IMA Chemistry: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Spurrite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
Country of Type Locality: Mexico
Year First Published: 1908
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Wright F E (1908) On three contact minerals from Valardeña, Durango, Mexico. (Gehlenite, spurrite and hillebrandite), The American Journal of Science 176, 545-554
Structural Group Name: Spurrite-Afwillite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1750 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.0
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 3.0
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