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Name: Kimzeyite
Kmz
IMA Chemistry: Ca3Zr2(SiAl2)O12
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Kimzeyite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Zirconium (Zr)
Silicon (Si)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1961
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Milton C, Blade L V (1958) Preliminary note on kimzeyite, a new zirconium garnet. Science 127, 1343-1343 Chemical formula changed from Ca_3_(Zr,Ti)_2_(Si,Al,Fe^3+^)_3_O_12_: Grew E S, Locock A J, Mills S J, Galuskina I O, Galuskin E V, HÃ¥lenius U (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist 98, 785-811
Structural Group Name: Garnet
Fleischer's Group Name: garnet
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 608.4 Million Years Ago
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