foitite
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Foitite is a mineral in the tourmaline group, it is a vacancy-dominant member of the group. Foitite is in the 'vacancy' group, due to the absence of atoms in the X site.
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Within Vinony's link graph, foitite is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to California, Wales and iron.
It is catalogued under the topic Tourmalines.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- tourmalines
- Image
- Foitite, quartz, orthoclase.jpg
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- type locality (geology)
- California
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.CK.05
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CK.05
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Foi
- Commons category
- Foitite
- chemical formula
- (☐,Na)(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃OH
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Encyclopedic overview
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Foitite is a mineral in the tourmaline group, it is a vacancy-dominant member of the group. Foitite is in the 'vacancy' group, due to the absence of atoms in the X site.
According to the Czech Geological Society, foitite is rare. However foitite is quite common among low-temperature tourmalines and it might be more common than previously thought.
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