jagoite
Sign in to saveJagoite is a hexagonal-ditrigonal, dipyramidal, yellow-green lead-silicate mineral consisting of calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Its discovery was first published in 1957.
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- Subclass of
- phyllosilicates
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EG.50
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EG.50
- type locality (geology)
- Långban
- crystal system
- hexagonal crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Jg
- chemical formula
- Pb₁₈Fe³⁺₄[Si₄(Si,Fe³⁺)₆][Pb₄Si₁₆(Si,Fe)₄]O₈₂Cl₆
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/C.03 – Anhang
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Jagoite is a hexagonal-ditrigonal, dipyramidal, yellow-green lead-silicate mineral consisting of calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Its discovery was first published in 1957.
== Etymology == It is named after John B. Jago Trelawney, an American mineral collector.
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