| Name: | Tungusite Tgu |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca14Fe2+9Si24O60(OH)22 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tungusite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1966 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Kudryashova V I (1966) Tungusite, a new mineral of the hydrous calcium silicate group. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 171, 1167-1170 Chemical formula changed from Ca_4_Fe^2+^_2_Si_6_O_15_(OH)_6_: Ferraris G, Pavese A, Soboleva S V (1995) Tungusite: new data, relationship with gyrolite and structural model, Mineralogical Magazine 59, 535-543 |
| Structural Group Name: | Gyrolite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 600 Million Years Ago |
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