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Name: Zirkelite
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IMA Chemistry: (Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Zirkelite contains elements:
Titanium (Ti)
Calcium (Ca)
Zirconium (Zr)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Brazil
Year First Published: 1895
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Hussak E, Prior G T (1895) Lewisite and zirkelite, two new Brazilian minerals, Mineralogical Magazine 11, 80-88 Chemical formula redefined from CaZrTi_2_O_7_ to a fluorite format: Sinclair W, Eggleton R A (1982) Structure refinement of zirkelite from Kaiserstuhl, West Germany, American Mineralogist 67, 615-620
Structural Group Name: Fluorite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal|monoclinic, amorphous
Oldest Known Age: 2060 Million Years Ago
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