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Name: Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S
Mtf- 6N'3S
IMA Chemistry: Mg2BeAl6O12
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Beryllium (Be)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Australia
Year First Published: 1966
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Originally named musgravite: Hudson D R, Wilson A F, Threadgold I M (1967) A new polytype of taaffeite - a rare beryllium mineral from the granulites of central Australia, Mineralogical Magazine 36, 305-310 Renamed: Armbruster T (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taafeite minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy 14, 389-395
Structural Group Name: Taaffeite-Magnesiotaaffeite
Fleischer's Group Name: taaffeite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 2485 Million Years Ago
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