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Name: Ekanite
Ek
IMA Chemistry: Ca2ThSi8O20
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ekanite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Thorium (Th)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Sri Lanka
Year First Published: 1961
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Anderson B W, Claringbull G F, Davis R J, Hill D K (1961) Ekanite, a new metamict mineral from Ceylon, Nature 190, 997-997
Structural Group Name: Amorphous
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 2000 Million Years Ago
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