| Name: | Kurgantaite Kga |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaSrB5O9Cl·H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Kurgantaite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Strontium (Sr) Boron (B) Oxygen (O) Chlorine (Cl) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
| Year First Published: | 1952 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Yarzhemskii Y Y (1952) Kurgantaite - a new borate mineral, Mineralogicheskii Sbornik 6, 169-174 Discredited by IMA nomenclature commission in 1982 Revalidated: Pekov I V, Lovskaya E V, Chukanov N V, Zadov A E, Apollonov V N, Pushcharovsky D Y, Ferro O, Vinogradova S A (2001) Kurgantaite CaSr[B_5_O_9_]Cl·H_2_O: revalidation of the mineral species and new data, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 130(3), 71-79 |
| Structural Group Name: | Hilgardite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 359 Million Years Ago |
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