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Hiärneite

hiärneite

Ca2Zr4Mn³⁺SbTiO16

Hiärneite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Hiärneite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Hiärneite is an oxide mineral named after the Swedish geologist Urban Hiärne (1641–1727). The mineral can be found in rocks that mainly consists of fine grained phlogopite. Hiärneite is the first known mineral that contains both of the chemical elements antimony and zirconium. The mineral was described in 1997 for its occurrence in a skarn environment in Långban iron–manganese deposit of the Filipstad district, Värmland, Sweden.

Scientific references

  1. Hiärneite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15230341 Link
  2. Hiärneite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi%C3%A4rneite Link