| Name: | Bementite Bem |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mn7Si6O15(OH)8 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bementite contains elements: Manganese (Mn) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1888 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Koenig G A (1888) Preliminary note on a new mineral species from Franklin, N.J., Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1887, 310-311 Redefined: Pardee J T, Larsen E S, Steiger G (1921) Bementite and neotocite from western Washington, with conclusions as to the identity of bementite and caryopilite, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 11, 25-32 |
| Structural Group Name: | Clay |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2400 Million Years Ago |
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