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| Name: | Planerite Pnr |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #508: Planerite a.k.a Ceruleolactite General Trimbles Mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Planerite contains elements: Aluminum (Al) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1862 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Hermann R (1862) Untersuchungen einiger neuer russischer Mineralien. 1. Ueber Planerit, ein neues Mineral. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 35, 240-243 Redefined: Foord E E, Taggart J E (1998) A reexamination of the turquoise group: the mineral aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite, Mineralogical Magazine 62, 93-111 |
| Structural Group Name: | Turquoise |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | turquoise |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 975.3 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Planerite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Planerite Search Web Mineral DB: Planerite |
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