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Name: Capranicaite
Cpc
IMA Chemistry: KCaNaAl4B4Si2O18
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Capranicaite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Calcium (Ca)
Sodium (Na)
Aluminum (Al)
Boron (B)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Italy
Year First Published: 2009
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Callegari A M, Boiocchi M, Bellatreccia F, Caprilli E, Medenbach O, Cavallo A (2011) Capranicaite, (K,[box])(Ca,Na)Al4B4Si2O18: a new inosilicate from Capranica, Italy, with a peculiar topology of the periodic single chain [Si2O6], Mineralogical Magazine 75, 33-43
Structural Group Name: Not in a structural group
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1 Million Years Ago
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