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Name: Friedrichbeckeite
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IMA Chemistry: K([box]Na)Mg2(Be2Mg)Si12O30
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Friedrichbeckeite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
Beryllium (Be)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 2008
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Lengauer C L, Hrauda N, Kolitsch U, Krickl R, Tillmanns E (2009) Friedrichbeckeite, K([box]_0.5_Na_0.5_)_2_(Mg_0.8_Mn_0.1_Fe_0.1_)_2_(Be_0.6_Mg_0.4_)_3_[Si_12_O_30_], a new milarite-type mineral from the Bellerberg volcano, Eifel area, Germany, Mineralogy and Petrology 96, 221-232
Structural Group Name: Milarite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 0.4 Million Years Ago
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