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Name: Prismatine RRUFF ID: R210004 Ideal Chemistry: (Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 Locality: Goods Station Waldheim, Saxony, Germany Source: Dr Rainer Thomas Owner: Dr Rainer Thomas Description: Dark green prismatic crystals in a polished thick-section (5 x 5 x 0.5 mm in dimension). Dr Thomas collected the sample in 1969 Status: unconfirmed |
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Mineral Group: [ Kornerupine (3) ] |
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REFERENCES for Prismatine | |
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Lorenzen J (1886) Untersuchungen grönländischer Mineralien, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 11, 315-318 [view file] |
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Sauer A (1886) Über eine eigenthümliche Granulitart als Muttergestein zweier neuer Mineralspecies, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 38, 704-706 [view file] |
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Ussing N V (1889) Untersuchungen der Mineralien von Fiskernäs in Grönland, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 15, 596-615 [view file] |
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Grew E S, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1996) Prismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group, Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 483-491 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (1996) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 81, 1513-1518 [view file] |
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Wopenka B, Freeman J J, Grew E (1999) Raman spectroscopic identification of B-free and B-rich kornerupine (prismatine), American Mineralogist, 84, 550-554 [view file] |
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