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Name: Fluorcaphite
Fcp
IMA Chemistry: SrCaCa3(PO4)3F
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Fluorcaphite contains elements:
Strontium (Sr)
Calcium (Ca)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1996
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Khomyakov A P, Kulikova I M, Rastsvetaeva R K (1997) Fluorcaphite Ca(Sr,Na,Ca)(Ca,Sr,Ce)_3_(PO_4_)_3_F – a new mineral with the apatite structural motif, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 126(3), 87-97 Chemical formula revised: Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy 22, 163-179
Structural Group Name: Apatite
Fleischer's Group Name: apatite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 413.6 Million Years Ago
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