| Name: | Zirconolite Zrc |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Zirconolite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Yttrium (Y) Zirconium (Zr) Titanium (Ti) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1956 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Borodin L S, Nazarenko I I, Richter T L (1956) The new mineral zirconolite - a complex oxide of the AB_3_O_7_ type, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 110, 845-848 Name revised, polytypes 2M, 3O, 3T recognized: Bayliss P, Mazzi F, Munno R, White T J (1989) Mineral nomenclature: Zirconolite, Mineralogical Magazine 53, 565-569 |
| Structural Group Name: | Zirconolite |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic|orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2727 Million Years Ago |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
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