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Name: Ardaite
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IMA Chemistry: Pb17Sb15S35Cl9
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ardaite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Antimony (Sb)
Sulfur (S)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: Bulgaria
Year First Published: 1979
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Breskovska V V, Mozgova N N, Bortnikov N S, Gorshkov A I, Tsepin A I (1982) Ardaite - a new lead-antimony chlorosulphosalt, Mineralogical Magazine 46, 357-361 Chemical formula revised: Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy 20, 7-46
Structural Group Name: Madocite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1890 Million Years Ago
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