| Name: | Potassic-fluoro-richterite Pfrct |
| IMA Chemistry: | K(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Potassic-fluoro-richterite contains elements: Potassium (K) Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1983 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Mineral is described but not submitted to IMA: Della Ventura G, Maras A, Parodi G C (1983) Potassium-fluorrichterite from Monte Somma (Campania) Italy, Periodico di Mineralogia 52, 617-630 This is the official description: Della Ventura G, Parodi G C, Maras A (1992) Potassium-fluor-richterite, a new amphibole from San Vito, Monte Somma, Campania, Italy. Rendiconti dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 3, 239-245 Name changed from potassium-fluor-richterite to fluoro-potassicrichterite: Burke E A J, Leake B E (2004) "Named amphiboles": a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), and the proper order of prefixes to be used in amphibole names, The Canadian Mineralogist 42, 1881-1883 Name changed from fluoro-potassicrichterite to potassic-fluoro-richterite: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048 |
| Structural Group Name: | Amphibole |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | amphibole-group 3 Na-Ca |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 413.6 Million Years Ago |
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