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Rizzo, Floriana, Bosi, Ferdinando, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Agrosì, Giovanna (2023) Compositional Variation and Crystal-Chemical Characterization of a Watermelon Variety of Tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. Crystals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/cryst13081290

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TitleCompositional Variation and Crystal-Chemical Characterization of a Watermelon Variety of Tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar
JournalCrystals
AuthorsRizzo, FlorianaAuthor
Bosi, FerdinandoAuthor
Tempesta, GioacchinoAuthor
Agrosì, GiovannaAuthor
Year2023Volume<   13   >
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Full ReferenceRizzo, Floriana, Bosi, Ferdinando, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Agrosì, Giovanna (2023) Compositional Variation and Crystal-Chemical Characterization of a Watermelon Variety of Tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. Crystals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/cryst13081290
Plain TextRizzo, Floriana, Bosi, Ferdinando, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Agrosì, Giovanna (2023) Compositional Variation and Crystal-Chemical Characterization of a Watermelon Variety of Tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. Crystals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/cryst13081290
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Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

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Fluor-elbaite
Fluor-liddicoatite
Watermelon Tourmaline

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Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascarⓘ Aplite, ⓘ Elbaite, ⓘ Fluor-elbaite, ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite, ⓘ Marble, ⓘ Pegmatite, ⓘ Quartzite, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Schorl, ⓘ Tourmaline

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