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Name: Pokrovskite
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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
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 92.3 Million Years Ago
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