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Name: Vishnevite
Vhn
IMA Chemistry: Na8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Vishnevite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Sulfur (S)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1944
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Beliankin D S (1944) Vishnevite, and not sulphatic cancrinite, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l’Académie des Sciences de l’URSS 42, 304-306
Structural Group Name: Cancrinite, Cancrinite-sodalite
Fleischer's Group Name: cancrinite-sodalite-cancrinite subgroup
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2038 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 5.5
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