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| Name: | Trilithionite Tln |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #66: Lepidolite var. Trilithionite Brazil  #168: Lepidolite var. Trilithionite Brazil  #1276: Lepidolite var. Trilithionite / Tourmaline var. Elbaite / Albite Brazil |
| IMA Chemistry: | KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Trilithionite contains elements: Potassium (K) Lithium (Li) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sweden |
| Year First Published: | 1998 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Tlili A, Smith D C, Beny J M, Boyer H (1989) A Raman microprobe study of natural micas. Mineralogical Magazine 53, 165-179 Redefined: Rieder M, Cavazzini G, D’Yakonov Y S, Frank-Kamenetskii V A, Gottardt G, Guggenheim S, Koval P V, Muller G, Neiva A M R, Radoslovich E W, Robert J L, Sassi F P, Takeda H, Weiss Z, Wones D R (1998) Nomenclature of the micas, The Canadian Mineralogist 36, 905-912 |
| Structural Group Name: | Mica |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | mica-true micas |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2660 Million Years Ago |
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