| Name: | Schizolite Szl |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Schizolite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Calcium (Ca) Manganese (Mn) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | South Africa |
| Year First Published: | 2013 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Winther C (1901) Schizolite, a new mineral. Meddelelser om Grønland 24, 196-203 Discredited as a manganese-rich pectolite: Schaller W T (1955) The pectolite-schizolite-serandite series. American Mineralogist 40, 1022-1031 New mineral status recognized by IMA: Origlieri M J, Downs R T, Hoffman D R, Ducea M N, Post J E (2021) Marshallsussmanite, NaCaMnSi_3_O_8_(OH), a new pectolite-group mineral providing insight into hydrogen bonding in pyroxenoids. Mineralogical Magazine 85, 444-453 The name marshallsussmanite was accepted by IMA, then changed to the older name with historical priority: Grice J D, Lussier A J, Friis H, Rowe R, Poirier G G, Fihl Z (2019) Discreditation of the pyroxenoid mineral name 'marshallsussmanite' with a reinstatement of the name schizolite, NaCaMnSi_3_O_8_(OH). Mineralogical Magazine 83, 473-478 |
| Structural Group Name: | Pectolite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2400 Million Years Ago |
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