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Name: Potassic-pargasite
Pprg
IMA Chemistry: KCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Potassic-pargasite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Finland
Year First Published: 1994
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Robinson G W, Grice J D, Gault R A, Lalonde A E (1997) Potassicpargasite, a new member of the amphibole group from Pargas, Turku-Pori, Finland, The Canadian Mineralogist 35, 1535-1540 Name changed from potassicpargasite: 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 2 Ca
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 427 Million Years Ago
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