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Name: Magnesiocarpholite
Mcar
IMA Chemistry: MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Magnesiocarpholite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: France
Year First Published: 1973
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Mineral described in this paper: Goffé B, Goffé-Urbano G, Saliot P (1973) Sur la présence d'une variété magnésienne de ferrocarpholite en Vanoise (Alpes françaises), Comptes Rendus de L’Académie des Sciences Paris 277, 1965-1968 Mineral named in this paper: Goffé B (1977) Présence de cookéite dans les bauxites métamorphiques du Dogger de la Vanoise (Savoie), Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 100, 254-257
Structural Group Name: Carpholite
Fleischer's Group Name: carpholite
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 296 Million Years Ago
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