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Name: Menzerite-(Y)
Mzr-Y
IMA Chemistry: (CaY2)Mg2(SiO4)3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Menzerite-(Y) contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Yttrium (Y)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Canada
Year First Published: 2009
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Grew E S, Marsh J H, Yates M G, Lazic B, Armbruster T, Locock A, Bell S W, Dyar M D, Bernhardt H J, Medenbach O (2010) Menzerite-(Y), a new species, {(Y,REE)(Ca,Fe^2+^)_2_}[(Mg,Fe^2+^)(Fe^3+^,Al)](Si_3_)O_12_, from a felsic granulite, Parry Sound, Ontario, and a new garnet end-member, {Y_2_Ca}[Mg_2_](Si_3_)O_12_, The Canadian Mineralogist 48, 1171-1193
Structural Group Name: Garnet
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 1160 Million Years Ago
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