| Name: | Dorrite Dor |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca4[Mg3Fe3+9]O4[Si3Al8Fe3+O36] |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Dorrite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Iron (Fe) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) Aluminum (Al) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1987 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Cosca M A, Rouse R R, Essene E J (1988) Dorrite [Ca2(Mg2Fe3+4)(Al4Si2)O20], a new member of the aenigmatite group from a pyrometamorphic melt-rock, American Mineralogist 73, 1440-1448 Chemical formula revised: Grew E S, Hålenius U, Pasero M, Barbier J (2008) Recommended nomenclature for the sapphirine and surinamite group (sapphirine supergroup), Mineralogical Magazine 72, 839-876 |
| Structural Group Name: | Sapphirine |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | aenigmatite |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 354 Million Years Ago |
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