Articles | Volume 35, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-81-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-81-2023
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification
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10 Feb 2023
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification |  | 10 Feb 2023

Dutrowite, Na(Fe2+2.5Ti0.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral from the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy): the first member of the tourmaline supergroup with Ti as a species-forming chemical constituent

Cristian Biagioni, Ferdinando Bosi, Daniela Mauro, Henrik Skogby, Andrea Dini, and Federica Zaccarini

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Dutrowite is the first tourmaline supergroup minerals having Ti as a species-defining chemical constituent. Its finding improves our knowledge on the crystal chemistry of this important mineral group and allows us to achieve a better picture of the mechanisms favouring the incorporation of Ti.
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