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Name: Oftedalite
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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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