Name: | Zirkelite Zke |
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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