Foitite
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Formula:
(□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Colour:
Dark indigo with purple tints to bluish-black.
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Hardness:
7
Specific Gravity:
3.17
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1993 by D. J. MacDonald, Frank C. Hawthorne, and Joel D.Grice in honor of Franklin F. Foit, Jr. (b. 1942), mineralogist and specialist in the tourmaline group, at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA.
Type Locality:
A vacancy-dominant member of the Tourmaline Group. The Fe2Al-OH-analogue of oxy-foitite.
Correct identification is only possible by suitable analytical methods.
Relatively common among low-temperature (authigenic) tourmalines (Henry & Dutrow, 2012).
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Foitite.
Correct identification is only possible by suitable analytical methods.
Relatively common among low-temperature (authigenic) tourmalines (Henry & Dutrow, 2012).
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Foitite.
Classification of Foitite
Approved
8/E.19-55
9.CK.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
K : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
K : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
Dana 7th ed.:
61.3.1.1
61.3.1.1
61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
3 : Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
3 : Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
Physical Properties of Foitite
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Dark indigo with purple tints to bluish-black.
Streak:
Greyish-white.
Hardness:
7 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
None.
None.
Fracture:
Conchoidal, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
3.17 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.14 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Foitite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.664 nε = 1.642
Birefringence:
0.022
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.022

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Optical Extinction:
Parallel
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
O
Chemical Properties of Foitite
Formula:
(□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
IMA Formula:
◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Common Impurities:
Mn,Mg,Ca,Na,Li,B,H2O
Crystallography of Foitite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Space Group:
R3m
Setting:
R3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.967 Å, c = 7.126 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.446
Unit Cell V:
1,573.34 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
3
Morphology:
Rod-like crystals with the common prisms and pyramids of the tourmaline group.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
6.34 | (80) |
4.21 | (50) |
3.99 | (40) |
3.45 | (90) |
2.94 | (70) |
2.57 | (100) |
2.04 | (30) |
1.27 | (30) |
Type Occurrence of Foitite
Synonyms of Foitite
Other Language Names for Foitite
Relationship of Foitite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Adachiite | CaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Bosiite | NaFe3+3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Chromium-dravite | Na(Mg3)Cr3+6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
Chromo-alumino-povondraite | Na(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Darrellhenryite | Na(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Feruvite | Ca(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-buergerite | Na(Fe3+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-feruvite | Ca(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | |
Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-tsilaisite | Na(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Fluor-uvite | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Lucchesiite | CaFe2+3 Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Luinaite-(OH) | Na(Fe2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Mon. m : Bm |
Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
Maruyamaite | K(MgAl2)(Al5Mg)(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Olenite | Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH) | Trig. |
Oxy-chromium-dravite | Na(Cr)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Oxy-dravite | Na(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Oxy-foitite | □(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Oxy-rossmanite | ☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | |
Oxy-schorl | Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Oxy-uvite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | |
Oxy-vanadium-dravite | Na(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Povondraite | NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. |
Rossmanite | ☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Tsilaisite | Na(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
UM2000-64-SiO:BFeHKMg | K, Mg, Fe, Si, B, O, H | |
Unnamed (Pb-dominant Tourmaline) | (Pb,Na)(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH) | |
Uvite Series | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite | Na(V)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Vanadio-oxy-dravite | NaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite | 10 photos of Foitite associated with Elbaite on mindat.org. |
Schorl | 10 photos of Foitite associated with Schorl on mindat.org. |
Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series | 7 photos of Foitite associated with Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series on mindat.org. |
Quartz | 6 photos of Foitite associated with Quartz on mindat.org. |
Albite | 4 photos of Foitite associated with Albite on mindat.org. |
Aquamarine | 3 photos of Foitite associated with Aquamarine on mindat.org. |
Fluorite | 3 photos of Foitite associated with Fluorite on mindat.org. |
Microcline | 3 photos of Foitite associated with Microcline on mindat.org. |
Xanthoxenite | 2 photos of Foitite associated with Xanthoxenite on mindat.org. |
Beryl | 2 photos of Foitite associated with Beryl on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
9.CK. | Fluor-schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK. | Darrellhenryite | Na(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK. | Adachiite | CaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-buergerite | Na(Fe3+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Chromium-dravite | Na(Mg3)Cr3+6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
9.CK.05 | Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Feruvite | Ca(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Olenite | Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH) | Trig. |
9.CK.05 | Povondraite | NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. |
9.CK.05 | Schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Magnesio-foitite | (□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
9.CK.05 | Rossmanite | ☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Oxy-vanadium-dravite | Na(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Oxy-dravite | Na(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Oxy-rossmanite | ☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | |
9.CK.05 | Chromo-alumino-povondraite | Na(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-uvite | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.10 | Abenakiite-(Ce) | Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
9.CK.15 | Scawtite | Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m |
9.CK.20 | Steenstrupine-(Ce) | Na14Mn2+2(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Ce6(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(HPO4)(OH)2 · 2H2O | Trig. |
9.CK.20 | Thorosteenstrupine | (Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F · 6H2O |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
61.3.1.2 | Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.3 | Uvite Series | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.3 | Fluor-uvite | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.4 | Feruvite | Ca(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.5 | Fluor-buergerite | Na(Fe3+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.6 | Povondraite | NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. |
61.3.1.7 | Olenite | Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH) | Trig. |
61.3.1.8 | Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.9 | Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.10 | Schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
61.3.1.11 | Chromium-dravite | Na(Mg3)Cr3+6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
Fluorescence of Foitite
Not fluorescent.
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.
References for Foitite
Reference List:
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MacDonald, D.J., Hawthorne, F.C., and Grice, J.D. (1993) Foitite Fe2 2+(Al,Fe 3+)]Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4, a new alkali-deficient tourmaline: Description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist: 78: 1299-1303.
New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.
Aurisicchio, C., Ottolini, L., and Pezzotta, F. (1999) Electron- and on-microprobe analyses, and genetic interferences of tourmalines of the foitite-schorl solid solution, Elba Island (Italy). Eurpean Journal of Mineralogy: 11: 217-225.
Francis, C.A., Dyar, M.D., Williams, M.L., and Hughes, J.M. (1999) The occurrence and crystal structure of foitite from a tungsten-bearing vein at Copper Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico. Canadian Mineralogist: 37: 1431-1438.
Kahlenberg, V. and Velickov, B. (2000) Structural investigations on a synthetic alkali-free hydrogen-deficient Fe-tourmaline (foitite). European Journal of Mineralogy: 12: 947-953.
Grew, E.S., and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) BORON: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002).
Medaris, L.G., Jr., Fournelle, J.H., and Henry, D.J. (2003) Tourmaline-bearing quatz veins in the Baraboo quartzite, Wisconsin: occurrence and significance of foitite and "oxy-foitite". Canadian Mineralogist: 41: 749-758.
Henry, D.J. & Dutrow, B.L. (2012): Tourmaline at diagenetic to low-grade metamorphic conditions: Its petrologic applicability. Lithos 154, 16-32.
Internet Links for Foitite
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Localities for Foitite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
| Rob Lavinsky photo; Natkaniec-Nowak, L., Dumańska-Słowik, M. & Ertl, A. (2009): “Watermelon” tourmaline from the Paprok mine (Nuristan, Afghanistan). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 186, 185-193. |
Antarctica | |
| Wadokski, E. R. Grew, E.S. & Yates, M.G. (2011): Compositional evolution of tourmaline-supergroup minerals from granitic pegmatites in the Larsemann Hills, East Antartica. Canadian Mineralogist. 49: 382-405 |
Argentina | |
| Rocks & Min. (2007) 82:234-235 |
Australia | |
| Bottrill |
Austria | |
| Ertl, A., Schuster, R., Hughes, J.M., Ludwig, T., Meyer, H.-P., Finger, F., Dyar, M.D., Ruschel, K., Rossman, G.R., Klötzli, U., Brandstätter, F., Lengauer, C.L., Tillmanns, E. (2012): Li-bearing tourmalines in Variscan granitic pegmatites from the Moldanubian nappes, Lower Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24, 695-715. |
Brazil | |
| Sergio Varvello photo |
| Canadian Mineralogist 38: 1399-1408 (2000); Dutrow, B. and Henry, D. J. (2000) Complexly zoned fibrous tourmaline: A record of evolving magmatic and hydrothermal fluids. Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 131-143. |
Bulgaria | |
| Vasil Arnaudov, Svetoslav Petrusenko, and Chavdar Karov (2003): Sherl, foytit i dravit v pegmatiti ot metamorfnata mantiya na Planskiya pluton, Yugozapadna B'lgariya [Schorl, foitite and dravite from pegmatites in the metamorphic zone of Plana Pluton, SW Bulgaria]. Geokhimiya, Mineralogiya i Petrologiya, 40, 97-107 (in Bulgarian with English abtract). [http://www.geology.bas.bg/mineralogy/gmp_files/gmp40/V.Arnaudov.pdf] |
Canada | |
| Dixon, A. (2014, October). Mount Begbie Pegmatite Group, British Columbia, Canada–evolution from Barren to Complex Rare-element Pegmatites. In 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
| Can Min.38:877-891; Selway, J. B.; Cerny, P.; Hawthorne, F. C.; Novak, M. (2000): The Tanco pegmatite at Bernic lake, Manitoba. XIV. Internal tourmaline. Canadian Mineralogist 38, 877-891. |
| Cerny et al. 2012; Černý, O., Teertstra, D.K., Chapman, R., Selway, J.B., Hawthorne, F.C., Ferreira, K., Chackowsky, L.E., Wang, X.J. & and Meintzer, R.E. (2012) |
| Geological Association of Canada (2014) Abstracts Fredericton Vol 37 |
| Andrew G. Tindle, Fred W. Breaks and Julie B. Selway (2002) Tourmaline in petalite-subtype granitic pegmatites; evidence of fractionation and contamination from the Paleagama Lake and Separation Lake areas of northwestern Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist 40:753-78 |
| Tindle, A. G., Selway, J. B. & Breaks, F. W. (2005): Liddicoatite and associated species from the McCombe spodumene-subtype rare-element granitic pegmatite, northwestern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 43, 769-793. |
Tindle, A.G., Breaks, F.W., and Selway, J.B. (2002) Tourmaline in petalite-subtype gramitic pegmatites: evidence of fractionation and contamination from Pakeagama Lake and Separation Lake areas of northwestern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 753-788. | |
China | |
| Zhang AC, Wang Ru, Hu H, Chen XM (2004) Occurrences of foitite and rossmanite from the Koktokay No. 3 pegmatite dyke, Altai, Northwestern China: A record of hydrothermal fluids. Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 873-883. |
Czech Republic | |
| Petr Černý, Milan Novák, Ron Chapman, Karen J. Ferreira (2007) Subsolidus behavior of niobian rutile from the Písek region, Czech Republic: a model for exsolution in W- and Fe2+>>Fe3+-rich phases. Journal of Geosciences, 52:143–159 |
Historic mineral collection National museum of Czech Republic | |
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| Staněk, J.: Asociace minerálů významnějších pegmatitových žil v Hatích u Dolních Borů na západní Moravě. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae naturales, 1997, roč. 82, 3-19. |
Novák, M., Johan, Z., Škoda, R., Černý, P., Šrein, V., & Veselovský, F. (2008). Primary oxide minerals in the system WO3–Nb2O5–TiO2–Fe2O3–FeO and their breakdown products from the pegmatite No. 3 at Dolní Bory-Hatě, Czech Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20(4), 487-499. | |
| Novák, M., Staněk, J.: Lepidolitový pegmatit od Dobré Vody u Velkého Meziříčí, západní Morava. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae, 1999, roč. 84, s. 3 - 44. |
| Novák, M., Houzar, S., Pfeiferová, A.: Přehled mineralogie, petrografie a historie klasické lokality lepidolitového pegmatitu v Rožné u Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, západní Morava. Acta Musei Moraviae, Sci. geol., 83:3-48. |
P. Pauliš (2001): Nejzajímavější naleziště Moravy a Slezska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora. | |
P. Pauliš (2001): Nejzajímavější naleziště Moravy a Slezska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora. | |
Germany | |
| Gunnar Färber |
| Witzke, T., Giesler, T. (2008): Neufunde und Neubestimmungen aus der Lausitz, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 59, 245-252 |
Hungary | |
| WDS: Béla Fehér |
Ireland | |
| David Jordan |
Italy | |
| F. Pezzotta, F.C. Hawthorne, M.A. Cooper, D.K. Teerstra (1996) - Fibrous foitite from S. Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. - Canadian Mineralogist, 34: 741-744. |
Barsotti, G., & Nannoni, R. (2006). Rocce, minerali e miniere delle isole dell'Arcipelago Toscano. Pacini editore, 152 pp. | |
Pezzotta, F., Hawthorne, F.C., Cooper, M.A., Teertstra, D.K. (1996): Fibrous foitite from San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. Can. Mineral., 34, 741-744. | |
| Field Trip Excursion Programm IMA, May 29, 2005 (M.E. Ciriotti). |
Japan | |
| Kato et al (1994) Koubutsu-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 177. |
| Alfredo Petrov specimen |
| Minakawa & Adachi (1995) Chigaku Kenkyu, 44, 99-103. |
| Minakawa& Adachi (1995) Chigaku Kenkyu, 44, 99-103. |
Myanmar | |
| various added photos |
Namibia | |
| Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2008): Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, 585 pp. (in English) |
| Foitite has been identified by Prof. Al Falster (unpublished results) as fibrous structures in schorl crystals |
Jahn, St. & Bode, R. (2003): Mineralogische Neuigkeiten vom Erongo in Namibia (III). Mineralien-Welt 14 (6), 58-64 (in German). [reported but not based on reliable analyses]; Ferdinando Giovine collection (analysed by Prof. Al Falster) | |
| Jahn, S. (2010): Blue Beauties - Jeremejewit-Neufund auf der Farm Ameib, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 21 (4), 31-33. |
Pakistan | |
| Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences 43 (2010) 1-1 |
Poland | |
| Szełęg, E., Galuskina, I., Prusik, K. 2010: A Sc-Nb oxide from corundum pegmatites of the Krucze Skały in Karpacz (Karkonosze massif, Lower Silesia, Poland) – a potentially new mineral of the ScNbO4 – FeWO4 series. 20th General Meeting of the IMA (IMA2010), Budapest, Hungary, August 21-27, CD of Abstracts, p. 501 |
| Pieczka, A., Hawthorne, F.C., Gołębiowska, B., Włodek, A., Grochowina, A. (2016): Maneckiite, ideally NaCa2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6(H2O)2, a new phosphate mineral of the wicksite supergroup from the Michałkowa pegmatite, Góry Sowie block, southwestern Poland. Mineralogical Magazine: 80: (in press |
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Portugal | |
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Slovakia | |
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Spain | |
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Sweden | |
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Turkey | |
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USA (TL) | |
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Zambia | |
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Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy