Olenite

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Olenite: Trigonal
Na(Al₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃(OH)

Olenite/elbaite/schorl 4.3cm, Momeik Township, Burma	© Lavinsky

Mindat currently lists 20 localities for olenite. The type locality is Olenii (Oleny) Ridge, Voron'i Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Undoubtedly many more localities for olenite will be discovered as more tourmalines are analyzed.


Olenite
Austria
Lower Austria, Waldviertel, Mühldorf, Amstall, Graphite quarry




Olenite
Burma (Myanmar)
Shan State, Kyaukme District, Momeik Township, Molo quarter, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Palelni mine

Olenite 2cm wide	©

Olenite
Italy
Lombardy, Varese Province, Veddasca Valley, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Curiglia

Olenite 2cm tall	© Sarah Sudcowsky

Olenite FOV 4mm	© Antonio Borrelli

Olenite
Portugal
Viana do Castelo District, Ponte de Lima, Cabração




Olenite
Russia
Northern Region, Murmanskaja Oblast', Kola Peninsula, Voron'i Tundry, Olenii (Oleny) Ridge

Olenite FOV 1.8cm	© Pavel M. Kartashov

Click here to view Best Minerals and here for Tourmaline group minerals, here for Chromium-dravite, here for Chromo-alumino-povondraite, here for Dravite, here for Elbaite, Afghanistan to Nigeria, here for Elbaite, Pakistan to Zambia here for Feruvite, here for Fluor Buergerite here for Fluor-dravite, here for Fluor-elbaite, here for Fluor-feruvite, here for Fluor-liddicoatite, here for Fluor-schorl, here for Foitite, here for Liddicoatite, here for Luinaite-(OH), here for Magnesiofoitite, here for Olenite, here for Oxy-dravite, here for Oxy-rossmanite, here for Oxy-schorl, here for Povondraite, here for Rossmanite, here for Schorl, here for Tsilaisite and here for Vanadium-dravite. Click here for Best Minerals T and here for Best Minerals A to Z and here for Fast Navigation of completed Best Minerals articles.

[The first draft of Best Minerals olenite was completed in May 2013]

Rock Currier
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Edited 12 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2013 08:44AM by Rock Currier.