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Fluoborite's crystal system is hexagonal, meaning it has one six-fold axis of rotation. It also has a mirror plane perpendicular to the c-axis. Fluoborite is uniaxial, just like all other hexagonal minerals. Uniaxial means it has only one optic axis. It is anisotropic. Its relief is low, and it is
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Nichols, M.C. (2003)Fluoborite. Handbook of Mineralogy Volume V Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, 791 p. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, AZ.
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There are three major settings fluoborite is found. It is found in
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540:Camara, F.; Ottolini, L. (2000).
290:Intense cream-white under SW UV
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178:Acicular, prismatic, stellate
306:has a chemical formula of Mg
168:Colorless to violet or white
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231:Translucent to transparent
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509:Fluoborite on Mindat.org
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339:contact metamorphosed
87:Strunz classification
470:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
461:2021MinM...85..291W
443:Warr, L.N. (2021).
590:Hexagonal minerals
585:Magnesium minerals
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249:Uniaxial (−)
160:186.61 g/mol
156:Formula mass
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408:pyrochroite
380:chondrodite
361:Västmanland
346:metasomatic
283:Ultraviolet
227:Diaphaneity
124:Space group
574:Categories
559:2024-05-28
430:References
424:New Jersey
304:Fluoborite
295:References
194:Mohs scale
116:H-M symbol
77:IMA symbol
19:Fluoborite
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479:235729616
396:willemite
384:magnetite
376:ludwigite
349:magnetite
263:= 1.570 n
141:Unit cell
102:Hexagonal
400:fluorite
392:mooreite
320:fluorine
197:hardness
184:Cleavage
41:Category
457:Bibcode
412:zincite
388:calcite
357:Norberg
314:)(F,OH)
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118:: (6/m)
91:6.AB.50
68:)(F,OH)
52:Formula
36:General
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365:Sweden
342:marble
335:skarns
217:Streak
207:Luster
545:(PDF)
475:S2CID
369:Spain
324:boron
277:0.036
221:white
165:Color
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