| Name: | Yafsoanite Yaf |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca3Te6+2(ZnO4)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Yafsoanite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Tellurium (Te) Zinc (Zn) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1981 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Kim A A, Zayakina N V, Lavrent'yev Y G (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 111(1), 118-121 Chemical formula modified: Jarosch D, Zemann J (1989) Yafsoanite: a garnet type calcium-tellurium(VI)-zinc oxide, Mineralogy and Petrology 40, 111-116 |
| Structural Group Name: | Garnet |
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| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 946 Million Years Ago |
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