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Name: Ewaldite
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IMA Chemistry: BaCa(CO3)2·2.6H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ewaldite contains elements:
Barium (Ba)
Calcium (Ca)
Carbon (C)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1969
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Donnay G, Donnay J D H, Hey M H (1971) Ewaldite, a new barium calcium carbonate I. Occurrence of ewaldite in syntactic intergrowth with mackelvyite. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 15, 185-200 Chemical formula changed from BaCa(CO_3_)_2_: Voloshin A V, Subbotin V V, Yakovenchuk V N, Pakhomovskii Ya A, Men'shikov Y P, Nadezhina T N, Pushcharovskii D Y (1992) New data on the ewaldite, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 1992, 56-66
Structural Group Name: Mckelveyite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 1300 Million Years Ago
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