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Name: Hydroxylgugiaite
Hgug
IMA Chemistry: (Ca3[box])Σ4(Si3.5Be2.5)Σ6O11(OH)3
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Hydroxylgugiaite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Silicon (Si)
Beryllium (Be)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Norway
Year First Published: 2016
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Grice J D, Kristiansen R, Friis H, Rowe R, Cooper M A, Poirier G G, Yang P, Weller M T (2017) Hydroxylgugiaite: A new beryllium silicate mineral from the Larvik Plutonic Complex, Southern Norway and the Ilímaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland; The first member of the melilite group to incorporate a hydrogen atom. The Canadian Mineralogist 55, 219-232
Structural Group Name: Melilite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 294 Million Years Ago
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