| Name: | Aspidolite Asp |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaMg3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Aspidolite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
| Year First Published: | 1869 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | von Kobell F (1869) Ueber den Aspidolith, ein Glied aus der Biotit- und Phlogopit-Gruppe, Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1, 364-366 Mineral was only formally accepted as a species with this publication: Banno Y, Miyawaki R, Kogure T, Matsubara S, Kamiya T, Yamada S (2005) Aspidolite, the Na analogue of phlogopite, from Kasuga-mura, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, description and structural data, Mineralogical Magazine 69, 1047-1057 |
| Structural Group Name: | Mica, Clay |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | mica-true micas |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic|monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 427 Million Years Ago |
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