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Name: Tegengrenite
Teg
IMA Chemistry: (Mn3+0.5Sb5+0.5)Mg2O4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tegengrenite contains elements:
Manganese (Mn)
Antimony (Sb)
Magnesium (Mg)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Sweden
Year First Published: 1999
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Holtstam D, Larsson A (2000) Tegengrenite, a new, rhombohedral spinel-related Sb mineral from the Jakobsberg Fe-Mn deposit, Värmland, Sweden, American Mineralogist 85, 1315-1320 Chemical formula changed from Mg_2_(Sb,Mn)O_4_ to (Mn^3+^_0.5_Sb^5+^_0.5_)Mg_2_O_4_: Bosi F, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 183-192
Structural Group Name: Spinel
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 1898 Million Years Ago
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