Name: | Knorringite Krr |
IMA Chemistry: | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Knorringite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Chromium (Cr) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Lesotho |
Year First Published: | 1968 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Nixon P H, Hornung G (1968) A new chromium garnet end member, knorringite, from Kimberlite, American Mineralogist 53, 1833-1840 |
Structural Group Name: | Garnet |
Fleischer's Group Name: | garnet |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 388 Million Years Ago |
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