Name: | Florencite-(La) Flo-La |
IMA Chemistry: | LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Florencite-(La) contains elements: Lanthanum (La) Aluminum (Al) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Year First Published: | 1980 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Mineral reported as a La-rich florencite, but not named: Lefebvre J J, Gasparrini C (1980) Florencite, an occurrence in the Zairian copperbelt, The Canadian Mineralogist 18, 301-311 Mineral named by IMA nomenclature commission: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 |
Structural Group Name: | Alunite-crandallite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | alunite-jarosite-florencite subgroup |
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Oldest Known Age: | 2628 Million Years Ago |
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