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Name: Kristiansenite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca4Sc2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Kristiansenite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Scandium (Sc)
Tin (Sn)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Norway
Year First Published: 2000
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Raade G, Ferraris G, Gula A, Ivaldi G, Bernhard F (2002) Kristiansenite, a new calcium-scandium-tin sorosilicate from granite pegmatite in Tørdal, Telemark, Norway, Mineralogy and Petrology 75, 89-99 Chemical formula changed from Ca_2_ScSn(Si_2_O_7_)(Si_2_O_6_OH) to Ca_4_Sc_2_Sn_2_(Si_2_O_7_)_2_(Si_2_O_6_OH)_2_: Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy 34, 591-601
Structural Group Name: Kristiansenite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 967 Million Years Ago
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