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Name: Magnesio-riebeckite
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IMA Chemistry: [box]Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Magnesio-riebeckite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
Iron (Fe)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Japan
Year First Published: 1957
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Miyashiro A, Iwasaki M (1957) Magnesioriebeckite in crystalline schists of Bizan in Sikoku, Japan. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 63, 698-703 Redefined: Leake B E, Woolley A R, Arps C E S, Birch W D, Gilbert M C, Grice J D, Hawthorne F C, Kato A, Kisch H J, Krivovichev V G, Linthout K, Laird J, Mandarino J A, Maresch W V, Nickel E H, Rock N M S, Schumacher J C, Smith D C, Stephenson N C N, Ungaretti L, Whittaker E J W, Youzhi G (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: Report of the subcommittee on amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, commission on new minerals and mineral names, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 219-246 Name changed from magnesioriebeckite: 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 4 Na
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2070 Million Years Ago
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