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Name: Townendite
Twn
IMA Chemistry: Na8ZrSi6O18
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Townendite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Zirconium (Zr)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Denmark (Greenland)
Year First Published: 2009
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Grey I E, Macrae C M, Mumme W G, Pring A (2010) Townendite, Na_8_ZrSi_6_O_18_, a new uranium-bearing lovozerite group mineral from the Ilí­maussaq alkaline complex, Southern Greenland, American Mineralogist 95, 646-650
Structural Group Name: Lovozerite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 1160 Million Years Ago
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