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Name: Ferrokaersutite
IMA Chemistry: NaCa2(Fe2+4Ti2+)(Si6Al2)O22O(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ferrokaersutite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Titanium (Ti)
Silicon (Si)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
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Year First Published:
IMA Status: Discredited
Status Notes: Defined by the IMA nomenclature commission and named ferro-kaersutite: Leake B E (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles, American Mineralogist 63, 1023-1052 Name changed to ferrokaersutite and chemical formula redefined: Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 219-246 Name is discredited: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048
Structural Group Name: Amphibole
Fleischer's Group Name: amphibole-group 2 Ca
Crystal Systems:
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