| Name: | Surinamite Sum |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg3Al3O(Si3BeAlO15) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Surinamite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) Beryllium (Be) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Suriname |
| Year First Published: | 1974 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | De Roever E W F, Kieft C, Murray E, Klein E, Drucker W H, Moore P B (1976) Surinamite, a new Mg-Al silicate from the Bakhuis Mountains, western Surinam I. Description, occurrence, and conditions of formation II. X-ray crystallography and propsed crystal structure, American Mineralogist 61, 193-199 Chemical formula revised: DeRoever E M F, Lattard D, Schreyer W (1981) Surinamite: a beryllium-bearing mineral, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 76, 472-473 |
| Structural Group Name: | Sapphirine |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | aenigmatite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2600 Million Years Ago |
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