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Kornite

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Formula:
[(Na,K)][Na2][Mg2Mn3+2Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Name:
This mineral was originially named kornite (For Hermann Korn (b. 1946), German geologist). Kornite was discredited in the 2012 amphibole nomenclature and the mineral renamed potassic-mangani-leakeite
Synonym:
A synonym of Potassic-mangani-leakeite
This page provides mineralogical data about Kornite.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
1571 (as Kornite)
2255 (as Potassic-mangani-leakeite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1571:0 (as Kornite)
mindat:1:1:2255:8 (as Potassic-mangani-leakeite)

Similar NamesHide

BorniteA valid IMA mineral speciesCu5FeS4
Bornite (of Pinkerton)A rock subtype
CorneiteA synonym of Biotite hornfels
CorniteA synonym of PetrosilexK(AlSi3O8)
Cornuite (of Rogers)A variety of ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O
CoroniteA rock subtype
Coronite (of Hunt)A synonym of Dravite
CoryniteA synonym of Antimony-bearing GersdorffiteNiAsS
GraniteA rock classification type
KerniteA valid IMA mineral speciesNa2[B4O6(OH)2] · 3H2O
KoreiteA synonym of Agalmatolite
KoriteA synonym of Ammolite
Kornite (of Frenzel)A rock subtype

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