Name: | Pokrovskite Pkr |
IMA Chemistry: | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Pokrovskite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
Year First Published: | 1982 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Ivanov O K, Malinovskii Y A, Mozherin Y V (1984) Pokovskite, Mg_2_(CO_3_)(OH)_2_·0.5H_2_O, a new mineral from the Zlatorgorskaya, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 113(1) 90-95 Chemical formula revised: Perchiazzi N, Merlino S (2006) The malachite-rosasite group: crystal structures of glaukospaerite and pokrovskite, European Journal of Mineralogy 18, 787-792 |
Structural Group Name: | Malachite |
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Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 92.3 Million Years Ago |
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