| Name: | Blatterite Bla |
| IMA Chemistry: | Sb5+3Mn3+9Mn2+35(BO3)16O32 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Blatterite contains elements: Antimony (Sb) Manganese (Mn) Boron (B) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
| Year First Published: | 1984 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Raade G, Mladeck M H, Din V K, Criddle A J, Stanley C J (1988) Blatterite, a new Sb-bearing Mn2+-Mn3+ member of the pinakiolite group, from Nordmark, Sweden, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1988, 121-136 Chemical formula revised: Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1998) The crystal structure of blatterite, Sb5+3(Mn3+,Fe3+)9(Mn2+,Mg)35(BO3)16O32, and structural hierarchy in Mn3+-bearing zigzag borates, The Canadian Mineralogist 36, 1171-1193 |
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| Fleischer's Group Name: | orthopinakiolite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1898 Million Years Ago |
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