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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