Name: | Calderite Cdr |
IMA Chemistry: | Mn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Calderite contains elements: Manganese (Mn) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | India (or unknown) |
Year First Published: | 1909 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Fermor L L (1909) The manganese-ore deposits of India. I. Introduction and mineralogy: Calderite, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 37, 182-186 |
Structural Group Name: | Garnet |
Fleischer's Group Name: | garnet |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1739 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 7.0 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.7560000000000002 |
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