| Name: | Orthopinakiolite Opki |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg2Mn3+O2(BO3) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Orthopinakiolite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Manganese (Mn) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
| Year First Published: | 1960 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Randmets R (1960) Orthopinakiolite, a new modification of Mg_3_Mn^2+^Mn^3+^_2_B_2_O_10_ from Långban, Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi 2, 551-555 Chemical formula changed from Mg_3_Mn^2+^Mn^3+^_2_B_2_O_10_ to Mg_2_Mn^3+^O_2_(BO_3_): Takéuchi Y, Haga N, Kato T, Miura Y (1978) Orthopinakiolite, Me_2.95_O_2_[BO_3_]: its crystal structure and relationship to pinakiolite, Me_2.90_O_2_[BO_3_], The Canadian Mineralogist 16, 475-485 |
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| Fleischer's Group Name: | orthopinakiolite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1898 Million Years Ago |
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