lucchesiite
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Lucchesiite is a new member of tourmaline-group of minerals. Lucchesiite has the formula CaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O. It is the calcium and oxygen-analogue of schorl. It has two co-type localizations, one in Czech Republic and the other in Sri Lanka. As the other members of the tourmaline group, it is trigonal.
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- Subclass of
- tourmalines
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- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- type locality (geology)
- Ratnapura
- streak color
- grey
- Commons category
- Lucchesiite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Lcc
- chemical formula
- CaFe²⁺₃ Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O
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Lucchesiite is a new member of tourmaline-group of minerals. Lucchesiite has the formula CaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O. It is the calcium and oxygen-analogue of schorl. It has two co-type localizations, one in Czech Republic and the other in Sri Lanka. As the other members of the tourmaline group, it is trigonal.
==Notes on chemistry== Impurites in lucchesiite, depending on the provenience, are sodium, magnesium, aluminium, titanium, trivalent iron, and minor vanadium, potassium, manganese and zinc.
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