Name: | Khmaralite Kma |
IMA Chemistry: | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si5Be2Al5O36] |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Khmaralite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) Beryllium (Be) |
Country of Type Locality: | Antarctica |
Year First Published: | 1998 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Barbier J, Grew E S, Moore P B, Su S (1999) Khmaralite, a new beryllium-bearing mineral related to sapphirine: a superstructure resulting from partial ordering of Be, Al, and Si on tetrahedral sites, American Mineralogist 84, 1650-1660 Chemical formula revised: Grew E S, HÃ¥lenius U, Pasero M, Barbier J (2008) Recommended nomenclature for the sapphirine and surinamite group (sapphirine supergroup), Mineralogical Magazine 72, 839-876 |
Structural Group Name: | Sapphirine |
Fleischer's Group Name: | aenigmatite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2485 Million Years Ago |
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