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Fluor-Buergerite

fluor-buergerite

Na(Fe³⁺3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F

Fluor-buergerite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Fluor-buergerite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Fluor-buergerite, originally named buergerite, is a mineral species belonging to the tourmaline group. It was first described for an occurrence in rhyolitic cavities near Mexquitic, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It was approved as a mineral in 1966 by the IMA and named in honor of Martin J. Buerger (1903–1986), professor of mineralogy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It has also been reported from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the Central Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 7

Scientific references

  1. Fluor-Buergerite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2235148 Link
  2. Fluor-Buergerite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluor-buergerite Link