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| Name: | Fluorapophyllite-(Na) Fapo-Na |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #935: Fluorapophyllite-(Na) India |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaCa4Si8O20F·8H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fluorapophyllite-(Na) contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
| Year First Published: | 1976 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Matsueda H, Miura Y, Rucklidge J, Kato T (1981) Natroapophyllite, a new orthorhombic sodium analog of apophyllite, American Mineralogist 66, 410-423 Name changed from natroapophyllite to apophyllite-(NaF): Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135 Name changed from apophyllite-(NaF): Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Williams P A (2013) CNMNC guidelines for the use of suffixes and prefixes in mineral nomenclature, and for the preservation of historical names. European Journal of Mineralogy 25, 113-115 |
| Structural Group Name: | Apophyllite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | apophyllite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1349 Million Years Ago |
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