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Name: Momoiite
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IMA Chemistry: Mn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Momoiite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Vanadium (V)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Japan
Year First Published: 2009
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Tanaka H, Endo S, Minakawa T, Enami M, Nishio-Hamane D, Miura H, Hagiwara A (2010) Momoiite, (Mn^2+^,Ca)_3_(V^3+^,Al)_2_Si_3_O_12_, a new manganese vanadium garnet from Japan, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 105, 92-96 Chemical formula changed from (Mn^2+^,Ca)_3_(V^3+^,Al)_2_(SiO_4_)_3_: Grew E S, Locock A J, Mills S J, Galuskina I O, Galuskin E V, Hålenius U (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist 98, 785-811
Structural Group Name: Garnet
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 541 Million Years Ago
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