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Name: Niobokupletskite
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IMA Chemistry: K2NaMn7(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4(O,F)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Niobokupletskite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Sodium (Na)
Manganese (Mn)
Niobium (Nb)
Titanium (Ti)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Canada
Year First Published: 1999
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Piilonen P C, Lalonde A E, McDonald A M, Gault R A (2000) Niobokupletskite, a new astrophyllite-group mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist 38, 627-639 Chemical composition changed from K_2_Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)_7_(Nb,Zr,Ti)_2_Si_8_O_26_(OH)_4_(O,F): Cámara F, Sokolova E, Abdu Y, Hawthorne F C (2010) The crystal structures of niobophyllite, kupletskite-(Cs) and Sn-rich astrophyllite: Revisions to the crystal chemistry of the astrophyllite-group minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist 48, 1-16
Structural Group Name: Astrophyllite-Kupletskite
Fleischer's Group Name: astrophyllite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 124 Million Years Ago
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