| Name: | Fersmite Fsm |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaNb2O6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fersmite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Niobium (Nb) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1946 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Bohnstedt-Kupletskaya E M, Burova T A (1946) Fersmite, a new calcium niobate from the pegmatites of the Vishnevye Mts., the Central Urals, Comptes Rendus (Doklady) de l’Académie des Sciences de l’URSS 52, 69-71 Chemical formula changed from (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)_2_(O,OH,F)_6_ to CaNb_2_O_6_: Chukanov N, Pasero M, Aksenov S M, Britvin S N, Zubkova N V, Yike L, Witzke T (2023) Columbite supergroup of minerals: nomenclature and classification. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 18-33 |
| Structural Group Name: | Columbite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | columbite-euxenite-columbite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2918 Million Years Ago |
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