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Name: Gittinsite
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IMA Chemistry: CaZrSi2O7
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Gittinsite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Zirconium (Zr)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Canada
Year First Published: 1979
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Ansell H G, Roberts A C, Plant A G, Sturman B D (1980) Gittinsite, a new calcium zirconium silicate from the Kipawa agpaitic syenite complex, Quebec, The Canadian Mineralogist 18, 201-203
Structural Group Name: Thortveitite
Fleischer's Group Name: thortveitite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2500 Million Years Ago
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