Olenite
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About Olenite
Formula:
Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Colour:
Light pink, blue, pale bluish, pale greenish, colourless
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
7
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
Named for the type locality area, an unspecified granite pegmatite on the small Olenii Ridge, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Classification of Olenite
Approved
Approval Year:
1985
8/E.19-60
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.:
61.3.1.9
61.3.1.7
61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
3 : Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
3 : Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
17.5.4
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
Physical Properties of Olenite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Light pink, blue, pale bluish, pale greenish, colourless
Comment:
Hue depends mainly on Fe and Mn contents.
Streak:
White
Hardness:
7 on Mohs scale
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Optical Data of Olenite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.654 nε = 1.635
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.019

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
Chemical Properties of Olenite
Formula:
Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
IMA Formula:
NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Common Impurities:
Ti,Zn,Li,Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,K,F,H2O
Crystallography of Olenite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.803(3) Å, c = 7.086(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.448
Unit Cell V:
1,532.54 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
3
Comment:
Very B-rich, synthetic olenite can have very low unit-cell parameters (a ~ 15.0, c ~ 7.02 Å).
Type Occurrence of Olenite
Synonyms of Olenite
Other Language Names for Olenite
Varieties of Olenite
Fe-bearing 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 (W site) is only or mainly occupied by O and not by OH. Thu... |
Lithian excess-boron olenite | A lithium-bearing and excess boron variety of olenite. Forms a solid solution with magnesian schorl. This variety likely corresponds to Koralpe tourmaline containing tetrahedral boron beside the triangular one (Kutzschbach et al., 2016). |
Relationship of Olenite 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 |
Foitite | (□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH | 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 |
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:
Quartz | 23 photos of Olenite associated with Quartz on mindat.org. |
Muscovite | 20 photos of Olenite associated with Muscovite on mindat.org. |
Beryl | 8 photos of Olenite associated with Beryl on mindat.org. |
Elbaite | 6 photos of Olenite associated with Elbaite on mindat.org. |
Albite | 5 photos of Olenite associated with Albite on mindat.org. |
Mn-bearing Fluorapatite | 4 photos of Olenite associated with Mn-bearing Fluorapatite on mindat.org. |
Sillimanite | 3 photos of Olenite associated with Sillimanite on mindat.org. |
Lithian excess-boron olenite | 2 photos of Olenite associated with Lithian excess-boron olenite on mindat.org. |
Lithian Muscovite | 1 photo of Olenite associated with Lithian Muscovite on mindat.org. |
Dravite | 1 photo of Olenite associated with Dravite 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 | Foitite | (□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
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 | Tsilaisite | Na(Mn2+)3Al6(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 | Luinaite-(OH) | Na(Fe2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Mon. m : Bm |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
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 | Oxy-schorl | Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Oxy-chromium-dravite | Na(Cr)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-tsilaisite | Na(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite | Na(V)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Uvite (OH-dominant end-member) | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Fluor-uvite | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
9.CK.05 | Vanadio-oxy-dravite | NaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | Trig. 3m |
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.)
61.3.1.1 | Foitite | (□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH | Trig. 3m : R3m |
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. |
61.3.1.8 | 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. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
17.5.1 | Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 | Orth. |
17.5.2 | Reedmergnerite | NaBSi3O8 | Tric. |
17.5.3 | Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) | Mon. 2 : P21 |
17.5.5 | Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.6 | Kalborsite | K6Al4BSi6O20(OH)4Cl | Tet. |
17.5.7 | Boromuscovite | KAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2 | Mon. |
17.5.8 | Poudretteite | KNa2B3Si12O30 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc |
17.5.9 | Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.10 | Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.5.11 | Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
17.5.12 | Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.5.13 | Bakerite | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.5.14 | Oyelite | Ca10Si8B2O29 · 12.5H2O | Orth. |
17.5.15 | Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
17.5.16 | Harkerite | Ca12Mg4Al(BO3)3(SiO4)4(CO3)5 · H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
17.5.17 | Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.5.18 | Stillwellite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5 | |
17.5.19 | Tadzhikite-(Ce) | Ca4Ce3+2Ti◻(B4Si4O22)(OH)2 | Mon. |
17.5.20 | Melanocerite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0) | Hex. |
17.5.21 | Okanoganite-(Y) | (Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.22 | Tritomite-(Ce) | Ce5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O) | |
17.5.23 | Tritomite-(Y) | Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F) | |
17.5.24 | Cappelenite-(Y) | Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
17.5.25 | Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
17.5.26 | Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
17.5.27 | Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.28 | Ferridravite | NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | |
17.5.29 | Axinite-(Mg) | Ca2MgAl2BSi4O15OH | Tric. |
17.5.30 | Uvite Series | Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.31 | Garrelsite | Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4 | Mon. |
17.5.32 | Tienshanite | KNa3Na6Ca2Ba6Mn6(Ti4+,Nb)6B12Si36O114(O,OH,F)11 | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
17.5.33 | Leucosphenite | BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30 | Mon. |
17.5.34 | Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
17.5.35 | Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx | Orth. |
17.5.36 | Nagashimalite | Ba4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
17.5.37 | Chromium-dravite | Na(Mg3)Cr3+6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. |
17.5.38 | Wawayandaite | Ca6Mn2BBe9Si6O23(OH,Cl)15 | Mon. |
17.5.39 | Werdingite | (Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37 | Tric. |
17.5.40 | Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.5.41 | Axinite | Tric. | |
17.5.42 | Tinzenite | Ca2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 | Tric. |
17.5.44 | Schorl | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.45 | Fluor-buergerite | Na(Fe3+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.46 | Feruvite | Ca(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
17.5.47 | Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.5.48 | Homilite | Ca2(Fe2+,Mg)B2Si2O10 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
17.5.49 | Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
17.5.50 | Hyalotekite | (Pb,Ba,K)4(Ca,Y)2(B,Be)2(Si,B)2Si8O28(F,Cl) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
17.5.51 | Hellandite-(Y) | (Ca,REE)4Y2Al◻2(B4Si4O22) (OH)2 | Mon. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Olenite
Reference List:
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Gorskaya, M. G.; Frank-Kamenetskaya, O. V.; Rozhdestvenskaya, I. V.; Frank-Kamentskii, V. A. (1982): Refinement of crystal structure of aluminum-rich elbaite and some problems of the crystal chemistry of tourmalines. Kristallografiya 27(1), 107-112 (in Russian). [English version in Soviet Physics - Crystallography, 27, 63-66.]
Sokolov, P.B., Gorskaya, M.G., Gordienko, V.V., Petrova, M.G., Kretser, Y.L., and Frank-Kamenetskii, V.A. (1986) Olenite, Na1-xAl3Al6B3Si6O27(O,OH)4 - a new high-alumina mineral of the tourmaline group. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 115: 119-123 (in Russian).
American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 441.
Grew, E.S., and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) BORON: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002).
Ertl, A., Pertlik, F. and Bernhardt, H.-J. (1997) Investigations on olenite with excess boron from the Koralpe, Styria, Austria. Österreichische Akad. Wissenschaften, Math-Naturewiss Klasse, Abt. 1, Anzeiger. 134: 3-10.
Hughes, J.M., Ertl, A., Dyar, M.D., Grew, E.S., Shearer, C.K., and Yates, M.G. (1999) Boron in the tourmaline tetrahedral site: Chemistry and structure of a boron-rich olenite. 2nd. European Workshop on Tourmaline and Borosilicates Abstracts.
Hughes, J.M., Ertl, A., Dyar, M.D., Grew, E.S., Shearer, C.K., Yates, M.G., and Guidotti, C.V. (2000) Tetrahedrally coordinated boron in a tourmaline: boron-rich olenite from Stoffhütte, Koralpe, Austria. Canadian Mineralogist: 38: 861-868.
Ertl, A., Pertlik, F., and Bernhardt, H.-J. (2001) Ein hell-blauer Olenit-Schörl-Dravit Mischkristall von Ebersdorf, Niederösterreich: Strukturanalyse und Chemie. Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges.: 146: 75-77.
Ertl, A., Hughes, J. (2002) Structural and chemical response to varying [4]B content in olenite from Koralpe, Austria. EMPG IX, Ninth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Zürich, Switzerland, 24.-27.3 Book of Abstracts (2002): 47.
Ertl, A., Hughes, J.M., Brandstätter, F., Dyar, M.D., and Prasad, P.S.R. (2003): Disordered Mg-bearing olenite from a granitic pegmatite from Goslarn, Austria: A chemical, structural, and infrared spectroscopic study. Can. Mineral., 41, 1363-1370.
Marler, B. and Ertl, A. (2002) Nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopic study of excess-boron olenite from Austria. American Mineralogist: 87: 364-367.
Schreyer, W., Ertl, A., Hughes, J., Bernhardt, H.-J., Kalt, A., Prowatke, S. (2002) Tetrahedral boron in olenite from the type locality: A Chemical and Structural investigation., EMPG IX, Ninth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Zürich, Switzerland, 24.-27.3, Book of Abstracts (2002): 97.
Schreyer, W., Hughes, J.M., Bernhardt, H.-J., Kalt, A., Prowatke, S., and Ertl, A. (2002): Reexamination of olenite from the type locality: detection of boron in tetrahedral coordination. European Journal of Mineralogy: 14: 935-942.
Ertl, A., J.M. Hughes, F. Brandstätter, M.D. Dyar, and P.S.R. Prasad (2003): Disordered Mg-bearing olenite from a granitic pegmatite at Goslarn, Austria: A chemical, structural, and infrared spectroscopic study: Canadian Mineralogist: 41: 1363-1370.
Hughes, J.M., A. Ertl, M.D. Dyar, E. Grew, M. Wiedenbeck, and F. Brandstätter (2004): Structural and chemical response to varying [4]B content in zoned Fe-bearing olenite from Koralpe, Austria: American Mineralogist: 89: 447-454.
Cempírek, Jan, Milan Novák, Andreas Ertl, John M. Hughes, George R. Rossman and M. Darby Dyar (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(1): 23-30.
Ertl, A., Giester, G., Ludwig, T., Meyer, H.-P. & Rossman, G.R. (2012): Synthetic B-rich olenite: Correlations of single-crystal structural data. Am. Mineral., 97, 1591-1597.
Kutzschbach, M., Wunder, B., Rhede, D., Koch-Müller, M., Ertl, A., Giester, G., Heinrich, W., and Franz, G. (2016): Tetrahedral boron in natural and synthetic HP/UHP tourmaline: Evidence from Raman spectroscopy, EMPA, and single-crystal XRD. Am. Mineral. 101, 93-104.
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Australia | |
| Bottrill |
Austria | |
| Ertl, A., Hughes, J.M., Brandstätter, F., Dyar, M.D., and Prasad, P.S.R. (2003): Disordered Mg-bearing olenite from a granitic pegmatite from Goslarn, Austria: A chemical, structural, and infrared spectroscopic study. Can. Mineral., 41, 1363-1370. |
| Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges.: 146: 75-77. |
| Löffler, E., Kolitsch, U., Rausch, L., Knobloch, G., Schillhammer, H. (2018): 2087) Albit, Anatas, Bertrandit, Biotit, Bismutit(?), Brookit, Chamosit, Columbit-(Fe), Columbit-(Mn), Fluorapatit, Laumontit, Limonit, Mikroklin, Muskovit, Olenit, Pyrit, Quarz, Schörl, Spessartin, ged. Wismut und Zirkon vom Trastallhof bei Fohra nordwestlich Mühldorf, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich. Pp. 223-228 in Walter, F. et al. (2018): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVII. Carinthia II, 208./128., 185-254. |
| http://minerals.caltech.edu/manuscripts/in-prep/Submitted/V_Olenite/Index.html Ertl A, Rossman GR, Hughes JM, Ma C, Brandstätter F (2008) V3+-bearing, Mg-rich strongly disordered olenite from a graphite deposit near Amstall, Lower Austria: A structural, chemical and spectroscopic investigation. Neues Jarhbuch für Mineralogie 184, 243-253. |
| Ertl, A., Pertlik, F., Dyar, M. D., Prowatke, S., Hughes, J. M., Ludwig, T., Bernhardt, H.-J. (2004): Fe-rich olenite with tetrahedrally coordinated Fe3+ from Eibenstein, Austria: Structural, chemical, and Mössbauer data. Canadian Mineralogist 42, 1057-1063. |
Ertl, A., Hughes, J. M., Prowatke, S., Rossman, G. R., London, D., Fritz, E. A. (2003): Mn-rich tourmaline from Austria: Structure, chemistry, optical spectra, and relations to synthetic solid solutions. American Mineralogist 88, 1369-1376; Ertl, A., Schuster, R., Prowatke, S., Brandstätter, F., Ludwig, T., Bernhardt, H.-J., Koller, F., Hughes, J. M. (2004): Mn-rich tourmaline and fluorapatite in a Variscan pegmatite from Eibenstein an der Thaya, Bohemian massif, Lower Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy 16, 551-560. | |
| ERTL, A. (1995): Elbait, Olenit und Dravit aus Maigen bei Weinzierl am Walde, Niederösterreich; 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. |
| Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Kl., Abt. 1, Anzeiger. 134: 3-10. |
Brazil | |
| XRD by Dr Thomas Witzke, plus chemical analysis by Gunnar Färber showing only 0.3% Li. |
Czech Republic | |
| 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. |
Finland | |
| Ilkka Mikkola data |
Germany | |
| U. Kolitsch, J. Gröbner, G. Blaß and H.-W. Graf (2007): Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald (III): Cerianit-(Ce), Dravit, Florencit-(La), Gilmarit, Olenit und Scotlandit. Lapis 32 (6), 19-23; 70. |
| Uwe Kolitsch & Andreas Ertl (single-crystal structure refinements) |
Italy | |
| Luigi Chiappino photo |
| Pezzotta, F. & Guastoni, A. (2006): Olenite. Nuovo ritrovamento in Val Veddasca (VA). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(2), 116-119. |
| Vecchi, F., Rocchetti, I. & Gentile, P. (2013): Die Mineralien des Granits von Predazzo, Provinz Trient, Italien. Mineralien-Welt, 24(6), 98-117 (in German). |
Myanmar | |
| Andreas Ertl, John M. Hughes, Stefan Prowatke, Thomas Ludwig, Franz Brandstätter, Wilfried Körner, and M. Darby Dyar (2007): Tetrahedrally coordinated boron in Li-bearing olenite from “mushroom” tourmaline from Momeik, Myanmar. Can. Mineral. 45, 891-899. |
Namibia | |
| Gunnar Färber |
Poland | |
| PIECZKA et al. 2010: Mn-Fe fractionation in tourmalines from pegmatites in the DSS mine at PiławaGórna, Góry Sowie Block, southwestern Poland (preliminary data). Mineralogia - Special Papers, 37. |
Portugal | |
| Rui Nunes collection |
Monteiro collection | |
Russia | |
| http://webmineral.ru/deposits/item.php?id=3575 |
| Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
| Igor.V. Pekov, Lyudmila R. Memetova (2008) Minerals of the Lipovka Granite Pegmatites, Central Urals, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac 13:6-45 |
USA | |
| King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1. |
| Lupulescu, M. & Rakovan, J. (2008) The 35th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy, 10. |
| "Mineralogy of the Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, N.C." by J.W. Miller and C.W. Allen |
Olenii Ridge, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia