On the Lithium Amphibole Holmquistite, from Benson Pegmatite Mine, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia

O. von Knorring and G. Hornung

Research Institute of African Geology, Department of Geology, the University of Leeds

Summary: A new occurrence of holmquistite is described. The mineral is found in amphibolite at the contact of a lithium pegmatite. Chemical analyses and optical data of the holmquistite and an associated hornblende are given.

Mineralogical Magazine; March 1961 v. 32; no. 252; p. 731-735; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1961.032.252.07
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