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Name: Warkite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca2Sc6Al6O20
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Warkite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Scandium (Sc)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Australia (meteorite) / Italy (meteorite)
Year First Published: 2013
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Ma C, Krot A N, Beckett J R, Nagashima K, Tschauner O, Rossman G R, Simon S B, Bischoff A (2020) Warkite, Ca_2_Sc_6_Al_6_O_20_, a new mineral in carbonaceous chondrites and a key-stone phase in ultrarefractory inclusions from the solar nebula. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 277, 52-86
Structural Group Name: Sapphirine
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 4700 Million Years Ago
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