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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