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Name: Axinite-(Mg)
Ax-Mg
IMA Chemistry: Ca4Mg2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Axinite-(Mg) contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Boron (B)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Tanzania
Year First Published: 1975
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Jobbins E A, Tresham A E, Young B R (1975) Magnesioaxinite, a new mineral found as a blue gemstone from Tanzania, The Journal of Gemmology 14, 368-375 Name changed from magnesio-axinite: Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135
Structural Group Name: Axinite
Fleischer's Group Name: axinite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 610.6 Million Years Ago
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