Formula :
Na3Mn42+(Fe3+,Al)[(OH,F)/Si4O_11_]2
System: monoclinic Hardness:5 Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VIII/F.8-110 -
SILICATES
Name origin: The mineral with this chemical composition was described by Nambu et.al(1969) and named kôzulite for Shukusuke Kôzu (1880-1955), Japanese mineralogist, Tohoku University. The original publications was without proper structure refinement, which was not prepared until 2010 by Barkley et. al (2010).
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