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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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