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Name: Magnesio-hornblende
Mhbl
IMA Chemistry: [box]Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Magnesio-hornblende contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Namibia
Year First Published: 1965
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Trojer F, Walitizi E M (1965) Strukturuntersuchung an einer Hornblende aus dem eklogitischen Gestein von Stramez, sudliche Koralpe, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 10, 233-240 Chemical formula revised: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup, American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048
Structural Group Name: Amphibole
Fleischer's Group Name: amphibole-group 2 Ca
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2639 Million Years Ago
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