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Name: Traskite
Tsk
IMA Chemistry: Ba21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6·14H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Traskite contains elements:
Barium (Ba)
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Manganese (Mn)
Titanium (Ti)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1964
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Alfors J T, Stinson M C, Matthews R A, Pabst A (1965) Seven new barium minerals from eastern Fresno County, California, American Mineralogist 50, 314-340 Chemical formula changed from Ba_5_FeTiSi_6_O_18_(OH)_4_ to Ba_9_Fe_2_Ti_2_Si_12_O_30_(OH,Cl,F)_18_: Alfors J T, Putman G W (1965) Revised chemical analyses of traskite, verplanckite and muirite from Fresno County, California, American Mineralogist 50, 1500-1503 Chemical formula revised again: Malinovskii Yu A, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1976) Crystal structure of traskite, Soviet Physics - Doklady 21, 426-428
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Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 145 Million Years Ago
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