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Olenite

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Olenite, etc.

Olenii Ridge, Voron'i Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Olenite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Olenite

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Olenite, etc.

Olenii Ridge, Voron'i Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Olenite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Olenite

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Olenite, etc.

Olenii Ridge, Voron'i Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Olenite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Formula:
Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
System:
Trigonal
Colour:
Light pink, blue, ...
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
7
Name:
Named for the type locality area, an unspecified granite pegmatite on the small Olenii Ridge, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
A very Al-rich member of the Tourmaline Group.
Forms solid solutions with elbaite and schorl.


Classification of Olenite

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
1985
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/E.19-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.CK.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
K : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
Dana 7th ed.:
61.3.1.9
Dana 8th ed.:
61.3.1.7

61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
3 : Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
Hey's CIM Ref.:
17.5.4

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates

Physical Properties of Olenite

Lustre:
Vitreous
Colour:
Light pink, blue, colourless
Streak:
White
Hardness (Mohs):
7

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.
Surface Relief:
Moderate

Chemical Properties of Olenite

Formula:
Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
IMA Formula:
NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(O3)OH
Elements listed in formula:
Al, B, H, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ti,Zn,Li,Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,K,F,H2O

Crystallography of Olenite

Crystal System:
Trigonal
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.8 Å, c = 7.08 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.448
Unit Cell Volume:
V 1,530.66 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Very B-rich, synthetic olenite can have very low unit-cell parameters (a ~ 15.0, c ~ 7.02 Å).

Type Occurrence of Olenite

Type Locality:
ⓘ Olenii Ridge (Oleny), Voron'i Tundry, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Relationship of Olenite to other Species

Member of:
Tourmaline Group
Other Members of Group:
AdachiiteCaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BosiiteNaFe33+(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNa(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
DarrellhenryiteNa(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O
DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
Fluor-draviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-feruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-schorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-tsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LucchesiiteCaFe32+ Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Luinaite-(OH)Na(Fe2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Magnesio-foitite(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MaruyamaiteK(MgAl2)(Al5Mg)(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)3O
Oxy-chromium-draviteNa(Cr)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-draviteNa(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-foitite□(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-uviteCaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O
PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
TsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
UM2000-64-SiO:BFeHKMgK, Mg, Fe, Si, B, O, H
Unnamed (Pb-dominant Tourmaline)(Pb,Na)(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH)
Uvite SeriesCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-draviteNa(V)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Vanadio-oxy-draviteNaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.CK.Fluor-schorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.DarrellhenryiteNa(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O
9.CK.AdachiiteCaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
9.CK.05Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
9.CK.05LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Magnesio-foitite(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Oxy-draviteNa(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Oxy-rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNa(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Fluor-draviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.05Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.10Abenakiite-(Ce)Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O
9.CK.15ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
9.CK.20Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Ce6(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(HPO4)(OH)2 · 2H2O
9.CK.20Thorosteenstrupine(Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F · 6H2O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
17.5.1ManandoniteLi2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8
17.5.2ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
17.5.3SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
17.5.5ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.6KalborsiteK6Al4BSi6O20(OH)4Cl
17.5.7BoromuscoviteKAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2
17.5.8PoudretteiteKNa2B3Si12O30
17.5.9LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.10DatoliteCa(HBSiO5)
17.5.11DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
17.5.12HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
17.5.13BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
17.5.14OyeliteCa10Si8B2O29 · 12.5H2O
17.5.15KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
17.5.16HarkeriteCa12Mg4Al(BO3)3(SiO4)4(CO3)5 · H2O
17.5.17SerendibiteCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]
17.5.18Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
17.5.19Tadzhikite-(Ce)Ca4Ce23+Ti◻(B4Si4O22)(OH)2
17.5.20Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
17.5.21Okanoganite-(Y)(Na,Ca)3(Y,Ce)12Si6B2O27F14
17.5.22Tritomite-(Ce)Ce5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O)
17.5.23Tritomite-(Y)Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F)
17.5.24Cappelenite-(Y)Ba(Y,Ce)6Si3B6O24F2
17.5.25Dumortierite(Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3
17.5.26Holtite(Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25
17.5.27DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.28 FerridraviteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
17.5.29Axinite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2BSi4O15OH
17.5.30Uvite SeriesCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
17.5.31GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
17.5.32TienshaniteKNa3Na6Ca2Ba6Mn6(Ti4+,Nb)6B12Si36O114(O,OH,F)11
17.5.33LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
17.5.34TaramelliteBa4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
17.5.35TitantaramelliteBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
17.5.36NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
17.5.37Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.38WawayandaiteCa6Mn2BBe9Si6O23(OH,Cl)15
17.5.39Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
17.5.40Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
17.5.41Axinite
17.5.42TinzeniteCa2Mn42+Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2
17.5.44SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.45Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
17.5.46FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
17.5.47Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
17.5.48HomiliteCa2(Fe2+,Mg)B2Si2O10
17.5.49Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
17.5.50Hyalotekite(Pb,Ba,K)4(Ca,Y)2(B,Be)2(Si,B)2Si8O28(F,Cl)
17.5.51Hellandite-(Y)(Ca,REE)4Y2Al◻2(B4Si4O22) (OH)2
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):
61.3.1.1Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
61.3.1.2Magnesio-foitite(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.3Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.4LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.5Uvite SeriesCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
61.3.1.5Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
61.3.1.6FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.7Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
61.3.1.8PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
61.3.1.10ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.11DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.12SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.13Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.14Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O

Other Names for Olenite

Synonyms:

IMA1985-006

Name in Other Languages:
German:Olenit
Russian:Оленит
Spanish:Olenita
Varieties:

Fe-bearing Olenite

Lithian excess-boron olenite

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 Olenite

Reference List:
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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    • Localities for Olenite

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Waratah-Wynyard municipality
        • Waratah district
          • Waratah
    		Bottrill
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Japons
          • Goslarn
    		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.
        • Klein-Pöchlarn
          • Ebersdorf (Lehen-Ebersdorf)
    		Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges.: 146: 75-77.
        • Mühldorf
          • Amstall
    		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.
        • Raabs an der Thaya
          • Eibenstein an der Thaya
    		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.
        • Weinzierl am Walde
    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.
    • Styria
      • Koralpe
        • Deutschlandsberg
          • St Oswald
    		Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Kl., Abt. 1, Anzeiger. 134: 3-10.
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Itinga
    		XRD by Dr Thomas Witzke, plus chemical analysis by Gunnar Farber showing only 0.3% Li.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Kuklík
    		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
     
    • Southern Finland Region
      • Forssa
    		Ilkka Mikkola data
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		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.
    • Saxony
      • Limbach-Oberfrohna
        • Pegmatite occurrences
    		Uwe Kolitsch & Andreas Ertl (single-crystal structure refinements)
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
        • Valtellina
    		Luigi Chiappino photo
      • Varese Province
        • Veddasca Valley
          • Curiglia con Monteviasco
    		Pezzotta, F. & Guastoni, A. (2006): Olenite. Nuovo ritrovamento in Val Veddasca (VA). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(2), 116-119.
    • Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol)
      • Trento Province
        • Fiemme Valley
          • Predazzo
    		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
     
    • Shan State
      • Kyaukme District
        • Momeik Township
          • Molo quarter
            • Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village)
    		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
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Karibib District
    		Gunnar Farber
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Dzierżoniów District
        • Piława Górna (Ober Peilau; Gnadenfrei)
    		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
     
    • Viana do Castelo District
      • Ponte de Lima
    		Rui Nunes collection
    Monteiro collection
    Russia (TL)
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Voron'i Tundry
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Sverdlovskaya Oblast'
          • Rezh District
            • Lipovka pegmatite field
    		Igor.V. Pekov, Lyudmila R. Memetova (2008) Minerals of the Lipovka Granite Pegmatites, Central Urals, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac 13:6-45
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Karabash (Karabasch)
            • Uvil'dy lake
    		http://webmineral.ru/deposits/item.php?id=3575
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Rumford
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.
    • New York
      • Essex Co.
    		Lupulescu, M. & Rakovan, J. (2008) The 35th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy, 10.
    • North Carolina
      • Yancey Co.
        • Spruce Pine District
          • Burnsville
            • Hurricane Mountain
    		"Mineralogy of the Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, N.C." by J.W. Miller and C.W. Allen
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