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Name: Umbite
Umb
Specimens in Collection:

#274: Columbite-(Mn) Tantalite-(Mg)
Dunton Mine, Maine, USA
IMA Chemistry: K2ZrSi3O9·H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Umbite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Zirconium (Zr)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1982
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Khomyakov A P, Voronkov A A, Kobyashev Y S, Polezhaeva L I (1983) Umbite and paraumbite, new potassium zirconosilicates from the Khibina alkalic massif, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 112(4), 461-469
Structural Group Name: Umbite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 413.6 Million Years Ago
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