| Name: | Niigataite Nii |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaSrAl3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Niigataite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Strontium (Sr) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
| Year First Published: | 2001 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Miyajima H, Matsubara S, Miyawaki R, Hirokawa K (2003) Niigataite, CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH): Sr-analogue of clinozoisite, a new member of the epidote group from the Itoigawa-Ohmi district, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 98, 118-129 Name changed from niigataite to clinozoisite-(Sr): Armbruster T, Bonazzi P, Akasaka M, Bermanec V, Chopin C, Giere R, Huess-Assbichler S, Liebscher A, Menchetti S, Pan Y, Pasero M (2006) Recommended nomeclature of epidote-group minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy 18, 551-567 Name changed back to niigataite: Revheim O, King V T (2016) Epidote supergroup nomenclature: The names hancockite, niigataite and tweddillite reinstated. Mineralogical Magazine 80, 877-880 |
| Structural Group Name: | Clinozoisite, Epidote |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | epidote |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
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