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New minerals, nomenclature, and classification
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16 Jan 2024
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification |
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| 16 Jan 2024
Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
Laboratory of Mineralogy B18, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Henrik Friis
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
Marlina A. Elburg
Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, 2066, Johannesburg, South Africa
Frédéric Hatert
Laboratory of Mineralogy B18, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Tom Andersen
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, 2066, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Short summary
We report the description and the characterization of a new mineral species, found in a rock sample from the geological formation called the Pilanesberg Complex, South Africa. This is a silicate mineral that contains a significant amount of sodium, calcium, iron, titanium and fluorine. Its atomic structure shows that it is related to other wöhlerite-group minerals. This work provides new insights into the crystallization conditions that ruled the formation of the Pilanesberg complex.
We report the description and the characterization of a new mineral species, found in a rock...
