malayaite
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Malayaite is a calcium tin silicate mineral with formula CaSnOSiO4. It is a member of the titanite group.
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- CaSn(SiO₄)O
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
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- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/A’.07
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Malayaite is a calcium tin silicate mineral with formula CaSnOSiO4. It is a member of the titanite group.
==Discovery== Malayaite was originally found in Perak (a state in Malaysia) and was first described in literature in 1961, though it was not yet given a name. In 1965, the mineral was named and recognized by the International Mineralogical Association. It was named for the locality in which it was discovered; which is the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia.
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