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Name: Qingsongite
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IMA Chemistry: BN
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Qingsongite contains elements:
Boron (B)
Nitrogen (N)
Country of Type Locality: China
Year First Published: 2013
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Dobrzhinetskaya L F, Wirth R, Yang J, Green H W, Hutcheon I D, Weber P K, Grew E S (2014) Qingsongite, natural cubic boron nitride: The first boron mineral from the Earth's mantle. American Mineralogist 99, 764-772
Structural Group Name: Sphalerite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 141.4 Million Years Ago
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