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Name: Fluoro-richterite
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IMA Chemistry: Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Fluoro-richterite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1992
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Bazhenov A G, Nedosekova I L, Petersen E U (1993) Fluorrichterite Na_2_Ca(Mg,Fe)_5_[Si_8_O_22_](F,OH)_2_ - a new mineral species in the amphibole group, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 122(3), 98-102 Name changed from fluorrichterite: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048
Structural Group Name: Amphibole
Fleischer's Group Name: amphibole-group 3 Na-Ca
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1240 Million Years Ago
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