Name: | Oftedalite Oft |
IMA Chemistry: | KSc2[box]2Be3Si12O30 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Oftedalite contains elements: Potassium (K) Scandium (Sc) Beryllium (Be) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
Year First Published: | 2003 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, CernĂ½ P (2006) Oftedalite, (Sc,Ca,Mn^2+^)_2_K(Be,Al)_3_Si_12_O_30_, a new member of the milarite group from the Heftetjern pegmatite, Tordal, Norway: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist 44, 943-949 |
Structural Group Name: | Milarite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | milarite |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 967 Million Years Ago |
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