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Oxy-schorl

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Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
Oxy-schorl

Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
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About Oxy-schorlHide

Formula:
Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Colour:
Greenish black;brownish black
Hardness:
7
Specific Gravity:
3.17 - 3.19
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
For being an "oxidised" "schorl".
"Schorl" with O>OH,F on the W site; not uncommon, but can be reliably identified only from detailed and quantitative chemical analyses.

Originally used as a working name and published without approval, then finally approved in 2011.


Compare also oxy-dravite.


Classification of Oxy-schorlHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
2011

Physical Properties of Oxy-schorlHide

Colour:
Greenish black;brownish black
Hardness:
7 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
None observed
Density:
3.17 - 3.19 g/cm3 (Measured)    3.208 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
3.17 g/cm3 (Zlatá Idka) and 3.19 g/cm3 (Přibyslavice)

Optical Data of Oxy-schorlHide

Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.662 - 1.663 nε = 1.637 - 1.641
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.025
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
In plane-polarized light: O = green to bluish-green, E = pale yellowish to nearly colorless (Zlatá Idka) and O = dark grayish-green, E = pale brown (Přibyslavice)

Chemical Properties of Oxy-schorlHide

Formula:
Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Elements listed:
Al, B, Fe, H, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Oxy-schorlHide

Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Space Group:
R3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.916(3) Å, c = 7.107(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.447
Unit Cell V:
1559.1 ų
Morphology:
Acicular crystals forming fan-shaped aggregates; subhedral, columnar Crystals arranged in thin layers or irregular clusters.
Comment:
Data given for Zlatá Idka sample. For Přibyslavice: a = 15.985(1) Å, c = 7.154(1) Å, V = 1583.1(2) Å3 .

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
6.364 (74)
4.978 (28)
4.225 (48)
4.000 (52)
3.466 (100)
2.955 (79)
2.583 (65)
2.042 (31)

Type Occurrence of Oxy-schorlHide

Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Přibyslavice, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic
ⓘ Zlatá Idka, Košice Co., Košice Region, Slovakia
General Appearance of Type Material:
Fan-shaped aggregates of greenish black acicular crystals ranging up to 2 cm in size, forming aggregates up to 3.5 cm (Zlatá Idka)
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic, specimen numbers B10521 and B10522, the East-Slovak Museum, Natural History Division, Košice, Slovakia, specimen number G
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Metasomatically altered metarhyolite pyroclastics (Zlatá Idka): Foliated muscovite-tourmaline orthogneiss (Přibyslavice)

Synonyms of Oxy-schorlHide

Other Language Names for Oxy-schorlHide

Spanish:Oxichorlo

Relationship of Oxy-schorl to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Tourmaline Group
Other Members of this group:
AdachiiteCaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
BosiiteNaFe3+3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m : R3m
Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr3+6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig.
Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNa(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m : R3m
DarrellhenryiteNa(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O Trig. 3m : R3m
DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe3+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-draviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-feruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-schorlNa(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-tsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3FTrig. 3m : R3m
Foitite(□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OHTrig. 3m : R3m
LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
LucchesiiteCaFe2+3 Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 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.
MaruyamaiteK(MgAl2)(Al5Mg)(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)3OTrig. 3m : R3m
OleniteNa(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)Trig.
Oxy-chromium-draviteNa(Cr)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O Trig. 3m : R3m
Oxy-draviteNa(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m : R3m
Oxy-foitite□(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Oxy-rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-uviteCaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m : R3m
PovondraiteNaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig.
Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
SchorlNa(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
TsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)Trig. 3m : R3m
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)Trig. 3m : R3m
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-draviteNa(V)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O Trig. 3m : R3m
Vanadio-oxy-draviteNaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OTrig. 3m

Other InformationHide

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 Oxy-schorlHide

Reference List:
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Novák, M., Povondra, P. & Selway, Julie B. (2004): Schorl-oxy-schorl to dravite-oxy-dravite tourmaline from granitic pegmatites; examples from the Moldanubicum, Czech Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy 16, 323-333.
Bačík, P., Cempírek, J., Uher, P., Ozdín, D., Filip, J., Novák, M., Škoda, R., Breiter, K., Klementová, M. and Ďud’a, R. (2011) Oxy-schorl, IMA 2011-011. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, October 2011, page 2550; Mineral. Mag. 75, 2549-2561.
Bačík, P., Cempírek, J., Uher, P., Ozdín D., Filip, J., Novák, M., Škoda, R., Breiter, K., Klementová, M., Ďud’a, R. (2013): Oxy-schorl, Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6+Si6+O18(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral from Zlatá Idka, Slovak Republic and Přibyslavice, Czech Republic. American Mineralogist, 98, 485-492.

Internet Links for Oxy-schorlHide

Localities for Oxy-schorlHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada
 
  • Saskatchewan
    • Athabasca Basin
Adlakha, E.E. & Hattori, K. (2016): Paragenesis and composition of tourmaline types along the P2 fault and Mcarthur River uranium deposit, Athabasca Basin, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 661-679.
Czech Republic (TL)
 
  • Central Bohemia Region
    • Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg)
Bačík, P., Cempírek, J., Uher, P., Ozdín, D., Filip, J., Novák, M., Škoda, R., Breiter, K., Klementová, M. and Ďud’a, R. (2011) Oxy-schorl, IMA 2011-011. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, October 2011, page 2550; Mineralogical Magazine 75, 2549-2561; Bačík, P., Cempírek, J., Uher, P., Ozdín D., Filip, J., Novák, M., Škoda, R., Breiter, K., Klementová, M., Ďud’a, R. (2013): Oxy-schorl, Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6+Si6+O18(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral from Zlatá Idka, Slovak Republic and Přibyslavice, Czech Republic. American Mineralogist, 98, 485-492.
  • Vysočina Region
    • Žďár nad Sázavou District
      • Velké Meziříčí (Groß Meseritsch; Groß Meseritz)
Burianek, D. & Novak, M. (2004): Morphological and compositional evolution of tourmaline from nodular granite at Lavičky near Velké Meziříčí, Moldanubicum, Czech Republic. Journal of the Czech Geological Society 49, 81-90.
Germany
 
  • Saxony
    • Erzgebirge
      • Pockau
        • Forchheim
Ertl, A., Marschall, H.R., Giester, G., Henry, D.J., Schertl, H.-P., Ntaflos, T., Luvizotto, G.L., Nasdala, L. & Tillmanns, E. (2010): Metamorphic ultra high-pressure tourmalines: Structure, chemistry, and correlations to PT conditions. Am. Mineral., 95, 1-10.
Russia
 
  • Eastern-Siberian Region
    • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
      • Chitinskaya Oblast'
        • Nerchinsk (Nertschinsk)
          • Aprelkovsky gold field
Volkov, A. V., Prokof’ev, V. Y., Alekseev, V. Y., Baksheev, I. A., & Sidorov, A. A. (2011, November). Ore-forming fluids and conditions of formation of gold-sulfide-quartz mineralization in the shear zone: Pogromnoe deposit (Eastern Transbaikalian region). In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 441, No. 1, pp. 1492-1497). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.
Slovakia (TL)
 
  • Košice Region
    • Košice Co.
Bačík P., Cempírek J., Uher P., Ozdín D., Filip J., Novák M., Škoda R., Breiter K., Klementová M., Ďud’a R. (2011): Oxy-schorl, IMA 2011-011. CNMNC Newsletter No. 10, Mineralogical Magazine 75, 5, 2549-2561.; Bačík, P., Cempírek, J., Uher, P., Ozdín D., Filip, J., Novák, M., Škoda, R., Breiter, K., Klementová, M., Ďud’a, R. (2013): Oxy-schorl, Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6+Si6+O18(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral from Zlatá Idka, Slovak Republic and Přibyslavice, Czech Republic. American Mineralogist, 98, 485-492.
USA
 
  • California
    • San Diego Co.
      • Mesa Grande District
        • Gem Hill
Ertl, A., Rossman, G.R., Hughes, J.M., London, D., Wang, Y., O’Leary, J.A., Dyar, M.D., Prowatke, S., Ludwig, T. & Tillmanns, E. (2010): Tourmaline of the elbaite-schorl series from the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California, U.S.A.: A detailed investigation. Am. Mineral., 95, 24-40.
  • Maine
    • Androscoggin Co.
      • Poland
Roda-Robles, E., Simmons, W., Pesquera, A., Gil-Crespo, P. P., Nizamoff, J., & Torres-Ruiz, J. (2015). Tourmaline as a petrogenetic monitor of the origin and evolution of the Berry-Havey pegmatite (Maine, USA). American Mineralogist, 100(1), 95-109.
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