Dumortierite

Image

Dumortierite specimen from Rochester, Nevada, USA

© Photo by NMNH Photo Services, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formula Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Abbreviation Dum
Luminescence emitters Cr, TiO6
IMA Status Approved/redefined (IMA 2013 s.p.)
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Tags Borate , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Al 7
Si 3
O 18
B 1
Total: 29

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 4 0 0