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Name: Portlandite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Portlandite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1933
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Tilley C E (1933) Portlandite, a new mineral from Scawt Hill, Co. Antrim, Mineralogical Magazine 23, 419-420
Structural Group Name: Brucite
Fleischer's Group Name: brucite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2400 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 2.0
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 2.23
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