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Name: Fluoro-cannilloite
Fca
IMA Chemistry: CaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si5Al3)O22F2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Fluoro-cannilloite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Country of Type Locality: Finland
Year First Published: 1993
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Ungaretti L, Grice J D (1996) A new hyper-calcic amphibole with Ca at the A site: Fluor-cannilloite from Pargas, Finland, American Mineralogist 81, 995-1002 Name changed from fluor-cannilloite: Burke E A J, Leake B E (2005) “Named amphiboles”: a new category of amphiboles recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) and a defined sequence order for the use of prefixes in amphibole names, American Mineralogist 90, 516-517 Name changed back to fluor-cannilloite: Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Harlow G E, Maresch W V, Martin R F, Schumacher J C, Welch M D (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist 97, 2031-2048
Structural Group Name: Amphibole
Fleischer's Group Name: amphibole-group 2 Ca
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
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