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https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-505-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-505-2025
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification
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22 Jul 2025
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification |  | 22 Jul 2025

Elbaite, the neotype material from the Rosina pegmatite, San Piero in Campo, Elba island, Italy

Ferdinando Bosi, Federico Pezzotta, Henrik Skobgy, Riccardo Luppi, Paolo Ballirano, Ulf Hålenius, Gioacchino Tempesta, Giovanna Agrosì, and Jiří Sejkora

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This study describes the elbaite neotype, found in crystals from a site on Elba island, Italy. Researchers analyzed these nearly colorless crystals and found that their formation was influenced by earlier changes in the surrounding rock. As different minerals formed first, they set the stage for elbaite to develop later in deeper spaces. This work helps us understand how changes in the local environment affect how and when certain minerals grow.
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