Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Lustre:
Vitreous
Name:
Named in 1929 by Wilhelm Kunitz for the type locality area, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Redefined by Pete J. Dunn et al. (1977). Further redefined by the IMA.
First Recorded Locality:
Series Formula:
CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F to CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
A series between Fluor-uvite and Uvite
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
4126
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4126:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0709b2f3-21f8-46f2-a884-8286e11983ef
Classification of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
17.5.30
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
Physical Properties of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005436 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005437 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005438 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005439 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005440 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005441 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005442 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005443 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0005444 | Fluor-uvite | MacDonald D J, Hawthorne F C (1995) The crystal chemistry of Si=Al substitution in tourmaline The Canadian Mineralogist 33 849-858 | 1995 | East Africa | 0 | 293 | |
0018793 | Fluor-uvite | Grice J D, Ercit T S (1993) Ordering of Fe and Mg in the tourmaline crystal structure: The correct formula Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 165 245-266 | 1993 | Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA | 0 | 293 |
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First Recorded Occurrence of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Other Language Names for Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
420 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Magnesite | MgCO3 |
121 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
31 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
19 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
17 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
15 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
11 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
10 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
9 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
9 photos of Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series associated with Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
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References for Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Reference List:
Nelen, Joseph A., Dunn, Pete J., Appleman, Daniel, Norberg, Julie (1977) Uvite, a New (Old) Common Member of the Tourmaline Group and Its Implications for Collectors. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (2) 100-108
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. (2010) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 2. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (2) 375-377 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00056036
Localities for Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
Rob Lavinsky specimen | |
Mineral Miner dealer label | |
| Sajjad Shakir label |
Argentina | |
| BRODTKORB |
| PENALVA |
Australia | |
| Pat Gunderson colln |
| Frost et al. (2004) |
| |
Austria | |
| H. Meixner: Carinthia II 146./66.:25-26 (1956) |
H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 6: 108-120 (1949) | |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| Ertl (1995) |
| |
| |
| Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| MEIXNER (1976) +1 other reference |
| Strasser (2000) |
| Exel (1993) |
| Schnorrer et al. (2008) |
Brazil | |
| There is OH-dominant end member |
www.mindat.org (n.d.) | |
Carlos Barbosa | |
[Fluor-uvite] Färber (n.d.) | |
| |
| erroneously reported [MinRec 33:209] |
Burkina Faso | |
| Fontaine et al. (2017) |
Canada | |
| Economic Geology (1998) |
| Mountjoy |
| Geological Association of Canada (2014) |
| [Fluor-uvite] Scribner et al. (2018) |
Hutcheon et al. (1977) | |
| 181. +1 other reference |
| [MinRec 13:73 +1 other reference |
| Michael Bainbridge Collection - cr-bearing tremolite & uvite confirmed by Glen Poirier at the Canadian Museum of Nature (microprobe analysis) |
| Gatineau (Hull) +1 other reference |
| Andrew Haighton Collection |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
| Economic Geology +4 other references |
[Uvite] Daver et al. (2020) | |
| Horváth et al. (2013) |
| Can. Museum of Nature specimens - WDS ... |
| [Uvite] Belley et al. (2016) |
| P Belley collection +1 other reference |
| Canadian Emeralds: The Crown Showing (2001) +1 other reference |
China | |
| Lu J et al. (2014) |
| [Uvite] Yang et al. (2023) |
Czech Republic | |
| Šrein |
| Novák et al. (1999) |
| Historic mineral collection National ... |
| Houzar |
| Houzar |
Finland | |
| Grönholm |
| XRD analysis |
Germany | |
| 54. +1 other reference |
| Habel (2009) |
| Der Aufschluss Vol.55 |
| Bartnik (1992) |
Greenland | |
| Moore (1987) |
India | [Uvite] |
Indonesia | |
| [Uvite] Etzel et al. (2015) |
Italy | |
| Del Caldo A. et al. (1973) |
| [Uvite] Williams et al. (2010) +1 other reference |
| Betti C. (2000) |
Japan | |
| Minakawa & Adachi (1995) |
Kenya | |
| |
Madagascar | |
| Cecco (2013) +1 other reference |
| Nicollet (1990) |
| [Fluor-uvite] Gadas et al. (2023) |
| Ranorosoa (1986) |
Malaysia | |
| Hoe et al. (2003) |
Mexico | |
| Megaw |
| A.I.M.E. Transactions: 48: 125-135 (1915) |
| Panczner +2 other references |
Panczner (1987) | |
Middle East | |
Gross (1977) | |
Myanmar | |
| [MinRec 25:61 |
Nepal | |
| Bassett (1985) |
Norway | |
| Bugge (1945) +1 other reference |
| Nordrum (2000) |
| Jørgensen et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
Nordrum (2001) | |
| Eldjarn (1994) |
Pakistan | |
| Dudley Blauwet (2004) |
Moore (1988) | |
imported from Rondu District +1 other reference | |
Poland | |
| Gołębiowska B. et al. (Ag) |
| [Uvite] Sęk (2018) |
| [Uvite] Nowinska (2020) |
Portugal | |
| Pedro Alves collection and/or ... |
Alves (n.d.) | |
Russia | |
| [Uvite] Nagornaya et al. (2021) |
| American Mineralogist |
| I.A. Baksheev and O.E. Kudryavtseva : ... +1 other reference |
| [Fluor-uvite] Rozhdestvenskaya +4 other references |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
| [Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) |
Bouška V. +2 other references | |
| [Fluor-uvite] Bačík et al. (2022) |
[Fluor-uvite] Bačík et al. (2022) | |
Spain | |
| MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica |
Sri Lanka | |
| Ceylon Aluvial Mine (Book, Co. 2002) |
| Chemie der Erde (1929) +1 other reference |
Sweden | |
| Torbjörn Lorin collection |
| Langhof et al. (1998) |
Switzerland | |
| [Uvite] Wilson (2023) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
Tajikistan | |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
UK | |
| [Uvite] Duchoslav et al. (2017) |
| Tindle (2008) |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1996 60 : ... |
Ukraine | |
| Alexander I. Tischenko (1996) |
USA | |
| - (2008) |
| - (2008) |
| - (2008) |
| “Smith |
| Erd et al. (1970) +1 other reference |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
Lovering et al. (1950) | |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Dings et al. (1957) |
| USGS Professional Paper 265 |
| USGS Bull 1027E |
| Lovering et al. (1950) |
Lovering et al. (1950) | |
| Rowan M. Lytle Collection |
| Goldstein (2006) |
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| Akbite et al. (Ca) |
| USGS Prof Paper 798-C |
| Foor et al. (1988) |
| USGS Bull 1312D |
| Cameron et al. (1954) |
| Smith (2005) |
| Smith (2005) |
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| Cameron et al. (1954) |
Cameron et al. (1954) | |
| [Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) +1 other reference |
[Uvite] King (n.d.) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
[Fluor-uvite] IMA tourmaline revision +2 other references | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
FOMS Millsite Committee (1986) | |
[Uvite] King (n.d.) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
| Rocks & Min.: 21:668-669. |
| Warren Cummings |
Rocks & Min.: 21:416 | |
| [Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
Sight identification from a find circa ... | |
| NMBMGMR Open-file Report - 532 |
| USGS Bull 945C |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 | |
| Robinson et al. (2007) |
NY State Museum spec. no. 17824 | |
Joe Cilen | |
NY State Museum spec. no. 12583 +1 other reference | |
NY State Museum spec. no. 51.4.6.0-9 | |
| Conklin (1997) |
1 +1 other reference | |
| Manchester (1931) |
Rhein Collection | |
departments.colgate.edu (2006) | |
NY State Museum spec. no. 1987 | |
| King (n.d.) |
| Rocks & Min.: 15: 162-164. +1 other reference |
| NY State Museum spec. no. 15248 |
NY State Museum spec. no.18485 | |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
| [Fluor-uvite] Steven C. Chamberlain & George W. Robinson (2013) |
M.Darby Dyar et al. (1998) +1 other reference | |
[Fluor-uvite] Steven C. Chamberlain & George W. Robinson (2013) | |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 22 (1984) |
| Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 22 (1984) |
[Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
| FredricA Schuster |
Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 | |
[Fluor-uvite] Steven C. Chamberlain & George W. Robinson (2013) +1 other reference | |
| [Fluor-uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) |
Robinson et al. (2007) +1 other reference | |
Robinson et al. (2007) | |
| S. Chamberlain & M. Walter (2011) |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
[Uvite] Nelen et al. (1977) | |
[Fluor-uvite] Walter et al. (2022) | |
www.mindat.org (n.d.) +1 other reference | |
| Robinson et al. (2007) |
| [Fluor-uvite] Steven C. Chamberlain & George W. Robinson (2013) |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
| NY State Museum spec. no. 18069 |
| Southeastern Geology Vol. 24 +1 other reference |
| North (2010) |
| Rocks & Min. (2007) |
Zambia | |
| Hori Mineralogy specimens (Tokyo) +1 other reference |
Zimbabwe | |
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Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar