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Name: Wrightite
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IMA Chemistry: K2Al2O(AsO4)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Wrightite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Arsenic (As)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 2016
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Shablinskii A P, Filatov S K, Vergasova L P, Avdontseva E Y, Moskaleva S V (2018) Wrightite, K_2_Al_2_O(AsO_4_)_2_, a new oxo-orthoarsenate from the Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine 82, 1243-1251
Structural Group Name: Not in a structural group
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 3.6E-05 Million Years Ago
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