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Name: Oxy-dravite RRUFF ID: R141094 Ideal Chemistry: Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O Locality: Strada Vilante, San Martino al Cimino, Vico volcano, Viterbo, Latium, Italy Source: Ch. and H. Schäfer [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue-grey prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ tourmaline (49) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R141094.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 15.883(3)Å b: 15.883(3)Å c: 7.143(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1560.5(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Oxy-dravite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2012) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 14, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288 [view file] |
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Bosi F, Skogby H, Hålenius U, Reznitskii L (2013) Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of Fe-bearing chromo-alumino-povondraite and its relations with oxy-chromium-dravite and oxy-dravite, American Mineralogist, 98, 1557-1564 |
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Bosi F, Skogby H (2013) Oxy-dravite, Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup, American Mineralogist, 98, 1442-1448 [view file] |
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Gatta G D, Bosi F, McIntyre G J, Skogby H (2014) First accurate location of two proton sites in tourmaline: A single-crystal neutron diffraction study of oxy-dravite, Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 681-692 |
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Bosi F, Cámara F, Ciriotti M E, Hålenius U, Reznitskii L, Stagno V (2017) Crystal-chemical relations and classification problems in tourmalines belonging to the oxy-schorl - oxy-dravite - bosiite - povondraite series, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 445-455 |
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Bosi F, Reznitskii L, Hålenius U, Skogby H (2017) Crystal chemistry of Al-V-Cr oxy-tourmalines from Sludyanka Complex, Lake Baikal, Russia, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 457-472 |
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Bosi F (2018) Tourmaline crystal chemistry, American Mineralogist, 103, 298-306 [view file] |
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Pieczka A, Ertl A, Sęk M P, Twardak D, Zelek S, Szełęg E, Giester G (2018) Oxy-dravite from Wołowa Góra Mountain, Karkonosze massif, SW Poland: Crystallochemical and structural studies, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 913-928 [view file] |
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Skřápková L, Cempírek J, Belley P M, Groat L E, Škoda R (2023) Physical properties and crystal structure of near end-member oxy-dravite from the Beluga occurrence, Nunavut territory, Canada, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 719-730 |
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