Fluoborite
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Fluoborite has a chemical formula of Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3. Its name comes from its main chemical components, FLUOrine and BORon.
Fluoborite's crystal system is hexagonal, meaning it has 1 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 birefringent.
There are 3 major settings Fluoborite is found. It is found in skarns developed in metamorphosed boron-rich magnesium rocks, contact metamorphosed marble, and in contact metasomatic magnetite deposits. There are 2 major type localities for Fluoborite. One is Tall Mine, Kallmora, Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden. It is an iron mine in a contact metasomatic magnetite deposit, which is a common deposit to find Fluoborite in. The other type locality is the Huerta del Vinagre mine, Spain.
Fluoborite is important because it helps mineralogists better understand stand the geology in its two main locations. It also assists with discovering the aspects of different borate minerals for a more full understanding of their properties. Lastly, it helps understand minerals with similar type localities, like Ludwigite and Chondrodite.
Fluoborite's crystal system is hexagonal, meaning it has 1 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 birefringent.
There are 3 major settings Fluoborite is found. It is found in skarns developed in metamorphosed boron-rich magnesium rocks, contact metamorphosed marble, and in contact metasomatic magnetite deposits. There are 2 major type localities for Fluoborite. One is Tall Mine, Kallmora, Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden. It is an iron mine in a contact metasomatic magnetite deposit, which is a common deposit to find Fluoborite in. The other type locality is the Huerta del Vinagre mine, Spain.
Fluoborite is important because it helps mineralogists better understand stand the geology in its two main locations. It also assists with discovering the aspects of different borate minerals for a more full understanding of their properties. Lastly, it helps understand minerals with similar type localities, like Ludwigite and Chondrodite.