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Osarara, Narok County, Kenyai
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Latitude & Longitude:
1° South , 35° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~113km
GRN:
S01E25


Red oxy-dravite in quartz-muscovite schist.

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4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Phys. Chem. Miner. 14 (1984) 225-234.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Bosi, F. and Skogby, H. (2013): Oxy-dravite, Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 98, 1442-1448.
β“˜ Oxy-dravite (TL)
Formula: Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Type Locality:
Reference: Bosi, F. and Skogby, H. (2012): Oxy-dravite, IMA 2012-004a. CNMNC Newsletter No. 14, October 2012, page 1285; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288; Bosi, F. and Skogby, H. (2013): Oxy-dravite, Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 98, 1442-1448; Gatta, G., D, Bosi, F., McIntyre, G. J., and Skogby, H. (2014): First accurate location of two proton sites in tourmaline: A single-crystal neutron diffraction study of oxy-dravite. Mineralogical Magazine 78, 681-692.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Bosi, F. and Skogby, H. (2013): Oxy-dravite, Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 98, 1442-1448.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Oxy-dravite (TL)9.CK.05Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Phys. Chem. Miner. 14 (1984) 225-234.
Taran & Rossman (2002): Am. Mineral 87, 1148-1153.
Bosi, F. and Skogby, H. (2013): Oxy-dravite, Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 98, 1442-1448.

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