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Name: Pennantite
Pnn
IMA Chemistry: Mn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pennantite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1946
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Smith W C, Bannister F A, Hey M H (1946) Pennantite, a new manganese-rich chlorite from Benallt mine, Rhiw, Carnarvonshire, Mineralogical Magazine 27, 217-220
Structural Group Name: Chlorite, Clay
Fleischer's Group Name: chlorite
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 1825 Million Years Ago
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