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Fe-bearing Olenite

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Colour:	Pale blue

A variety of Olenite

A Fe-bearing variety of Olenite. This material contains significant amounts of Fe at the Y site, and significant amounts of [4]Al (~0.4 apfu) instead of [4]B in the T site. Further, the O1 site is only or mainly occupied by O and not by OH.
Originally described from Kuklík pegmatite, Kuklík, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic.

Classification of Fe-bearing Olenite
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Physical Properties of Fe-bearing Olenite
Colour:	Pale blue
Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Fe-bearing Olenite
Reference List: - +	Cempírek, J., Novák, Milan, Ertl, A., Hughes, J.M., Rossman, G.R., and Dyar M.D.(2006) Fe-Bearing olenite with tetrahedrally coordinated Al from an abyssal pegmatite at Kutná Hora, Czech Republic: structure, crystal chemistry optical and XANES spectra. Canadian Mineralogist: 44: 23-30.
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Localities for Fe-bearing Olenite
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.

Czech Republic

Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)

Central Bohemia Region

Kuklík

Kuklík pegmatite

Canadian Mineralogist: 44: 23-30.

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