| Name: | Tuperssuatsiaite Tup |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tuperssuatsiaite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Denmark (Greenland) |
| Year First Published: | 1984 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Karup-Møller S, Petersen O V (1984) Tuperssuatsiaite, a new mineral species from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in South Greenland, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1884, 501-512 Chemical formula changed from NaFe^3+^_3_Si_8_O_20_(OH)_2_(OH_2_)_4_·H_2_O to NaFe^3+^_3_Si_8_O_20_(OH)_2_·4H_2_O: von Knorring O, Petersen O V, Karup-Møller S, Leonardsen E S, Condliffe E (1992) Tuperssuatsiaite, from Aris phonolite, Windhoek, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1992, 145-152 |
| Structural Group Name: | Palygorskite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | palygorskite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 370 Million Years Ago |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.465 |
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