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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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