Fluor-buergerite,
originally named buergerite, is a
mineral
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species belonging to the
tourmaline
Tourmaline ( ) is a crystalline silicate mineral, silicate mineral group in which boron is chemical compound, compounded with chemical element, elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. This gemstone comes in a ...
group. It was first described for an occurrence in
rhyolitic
Rhyolite ( ) is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks. It is generally glassy or fine-grained (aphanitic) in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals ( phenocrysts) in an otherwise fine-grained groundmass. The miner ...
cavities
Cavity may refer to:
Biology and healthcare
*Body cavity, a fluid-filled space in many animals where organs typically develop
** Gastrovascular cavity, the primary organ of digestion and circulation in cnidarians and flatworms
* Dental cavity or t ...
near Mexquitic,
San Luis Potosi,
Mexico
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. It was approved as a mineral in 1966 by the
IMA
IMA or Ima may refer to:
Education
* Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
* Instituto Miguel Ángel, a school in Mexico City
Galleries and museums
* Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, US
* Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
* Islamic Mus ...
and named in honor of
Martin J. Buerger (1903–1986), professor of mineralogy at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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. It has also been reported from Minas Gerais,
Brazil
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, and the Central Bohemia Region of the
Czech Republic
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References
Sodium minerals
Cyclosilicates
Trigonal minerals
Minerals in space group 160
Tourmalines
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