| Name: | Katophorite Ktp |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Katophorite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Myanmar |
| Year First Published: | 1894 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Originally named katoforit: Brøgger W C (1894) Die Eruptivgesteine des Kristianiagebietes. I. Die Gesteine der Grorudit-Tinguait-Serie. Videnskabsselskabets Skrifter. I. Mathematisk-naturv. Klasse 4, 27-39 Name changed to magnesiokatophorite: Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 219-246 Name changed from magnesiokatophorite back to katophorite: 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 Type material redefined: Oberti R, Boiocchi M, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Harlow G E (2015) Katophorite from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar: mineral description of a rare (grandfathered) endmember of the amphibole supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine 79, 355-363 |
| Structural Group Name: | Amphibole |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | amphibole-group 3 Na-Ca |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1923 Million Years Ago |
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