| Name: | Fluorellestadite Fel |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fluorellestadite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Sulfur (S) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1987 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Chesnokov B V, Bazhenova L F, Bushmakin A F (1987) Fluorellestadite Ca_10_[(SO_4_),(SiO_4_)]_6_F_2_ - a new mineral, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 116(6), 743-746 Name changed from fluorellestadite to ellestadite-(F): 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 ellestadite-(F) back to fluorellestadite, and chemical formula changed: 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: | tritomite |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 513 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.33 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.05 |
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