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Grew, Edward S., Cooper, Mark A., Hawthorne, Frank C. (1996) Prismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 483-491 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.09

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TitlePrismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group
JournalMineralogical MagazineISSN0026-461X
AuthorsGrew, Edward S.Author
Cooper, Mark A.Author
Hawthorne, Frank C.Author
Year1996 (June)Volume60
Issue400
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_60/60-400-483.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.09Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceGrew, Edward S., Cooper, Mark A., Hawthorne, Frank C. (1996) Prismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 483-491 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.09
Plain TextGrew, Edward S., Cooper, Mark A., Hawthorne, Frank C. (1996) Prismatine: revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 483-491 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.09
In(1996, June) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 60 (400) Mineralogical Society
Abstract/NotesAbstractKornerupine and prismatine were introduced independently by Lorenzen in 1884 (but published in 1886 and 1893) and by Sauer in 1886, respectively. Ussing (1889) showed that the two minerals were sufficiently close crystallographically and chemically to be regarded as one species. However, recent analyses of boron using the ion microprobe and crystal structure refinement, indicate that the boron content of one tetrahedral site in kornerupine ranges from 0 to 1. Kornerupine and prismatine, from their respective type localities of Fiskenæsset, Greenland and Waldheim, Germany, are distinct minerals, members of an isomorphic series differing in boron content. For this reason, we re-introduce Sauer’s name prismatine for kornerupines with B > 0.5 atoms per formula unit (p.f.u.) of 22(O,OH,F), and restrict the name kornerupine sensu stricto to kornerupines with B < 0.5 p.f.u. Kornerupine sensu lato is an appropriate group name for kornerupine of unknown boron content. Kornerupine sensu stricto and prismatine from the type localities differ also in Fe2+/Mg ratio, Si − (Mg + Fe2+ + Mn) content, Al content, F content, colour, density, cell parameters, and paragenesis. Both minerals formed under granulite-facies conditions with sapphirine and phlogopite, but kornerupine sensu stricto is associated with anorthite and hornblende or gedrite, whereas prismatine is found with oligoclase (An9–13), sillimanite, garnet, and/or tourmaline. Occurrences at other localities suggest that increasing boron content extends the stability range of prismatine relative to that of kornerupine sensu stricto.

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Hincks Bridge (Kazabazua kornerupine occurrence), Lac-Sainte-Marie (Lac Ste Marie), La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Granulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Mase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA

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Kornerupine
Prismatine

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Granulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany Kornerupine, Prismatine


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