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Lucchesiite from
Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka


Locality type:Divisional secretariat
Classification
Species:Lucchesiite
Formula:CaFe32+ Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lucchesiite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948928:8
GUID (UUID V4):e4612382-4fb4-4a35-9be2-6fc1daf1a32c
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magazine, February 2017, Vol. 81(1), pp. 1–14 Lucchesiite, CaFe2+ 3 Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral...2015; Associate Editor: Ian Graham] ABSTR ACT Lucchesiite, CaFe2+ 3 Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, is a new mineral...tourmaline supergroup. It occurs in the Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka (6°35′N, 80°35′E), most probably from...streak. Lucchesiite has a Mohs hardness of ∼7 and a calculated density of 3.209 g/cm3 (Sri Lanka) to 3...(Czech Republic). In plane-polarized light, lucchesiite is pleochroic (O = very dark brown and E = light
Report (issue)
CaFe 2+3 Al6 (Si6 O18 )(BO3 )3 (OH)3 O Lucchesiite Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 3m. Crystals...Tenacity: Brittle. Hardness = ~ 7 D(calc.) = 3.209 (Sri Lanka), 3.243 (Czech Republic) Optical Properties: Transparent...0018(7) c = 7.2149(3) Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Sri Lanka. 2.587 (100), 2.970 (99), 3.490 (72), 2.049 (69)...04 2.62 1.32 0.06 0.10 [2.27] 0.04 98.96 (1) Sri Lanka; average of 10 electron microprobe analyses supplemented...Republic). In gem-bearing alluvial gravels (“illam”) (Sri Lanka). Association: Ca-rich schorl, plagioclase (An
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
castellaroite, chongite, gajardoite, jeffbenite, lucchesiite, and tvrdýite. Batievaite-(Y)* L.M. Lyalina...hureaulite group from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 80(7), 1255–1263...Torrecillas mine, located on Torrecillas Hill, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile. Chongite was discovered...torrecillasite from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 80(7), 1265–1272...new mineral from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile (approximately 20°58′13″S, 70°8′17″W),
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IMA No. 2015-043 Lucchesiite CaFe2+ 3 Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O Ratnapura, Sri Lanka (6°35′N, 80°35′E)...Cempírek, J., Všianský, D. and Filip, J. (2015) Lucchesiite, IMA 2015-043. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October...Grootfonteinite Pb3O(CO3)2 Kombat mine, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia Oleg I. Siidra*...and Giveaway-Simplot mine, White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Utah, USA (37°34′37.10″N, 110°17′52...Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, North Cape Province, South Africa Africa (27°12′S, 22°58′E) Taras
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formula of lucchesiite, ideally Ca(Fe2+ 3 )(Al6 )(Si6 O18 )(BO3 )3 (OH)3 O, from Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), one...T = +4 and W = –2) can promptly lead to the lucchesiite end-member formula. 3.3. Site-Total-Charge Approach...Novák, M.; Cempírek, J.; Všianský, D.; Filip, J. Lucchesiite, CaFe2+ 3 Al6 (Si6 O18 )(BO3 )3 (OH)3 O, a new
Journal (issue)
Zircon Inclusions in Sapphires from Ratnapura and Balangoda (Sri Lanka) and Implications for Geographic...more about the age and origin of sapphires from two Sri Lankan alluvial deposits. Next, a team headed by...the 2017 news of sapphires from northern Tigray Province, prompted a 2018 GIA field expedition. Led by...R2+ R2+3 R3+6 R4+6O18 (BO3)3 S1–3 S2– Lucchesiite Ca Fe2+3 Al6 Si6O18 (BO3)3 (OH)3 (O) ...minerals of the Southern California pegmatite province. Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 14–35,
Journal (issue)
Nevada (1988, no. 4). Stibnites of the Stayton District, Hollister, California (1989, no. 6) (with J....specimens. The other locality is in Ouarzazate Province, Morocco, where a pegmatite has recently produced...largest pluton exposed in the Tuscan Magmatic Province (Dini et al., 2002), and it forms the western...California and some districts in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan. Their age is estimated at 6.9...et roses." (The granite we trample on in. the district of Campo charms the eyes for the variety of its
Book
Alluvial Sapphires from the Orosmayo Region, Jujuy Province, Northwest Argentina: Insights into Their Origin...Cenozoic Alkaline Basalts of the Ratanakiri Volcanic Province (Cambodia), Southeast Asia—Trace Element Geochemistry...pegmatite situated in the Borborema Pegmatitic Province (BPP) from Rio Grande do Norte in Northeast Brazil...alluvial sapphires from the Orosmayo region (Jujuy Province, NW Argentina) and importantly shows that there...zircon xenocrysts from alkali basalts in Ratanakiri Province (Cambodia) suggest that their genesis involved
 
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