Fluororichterite is a rare amphibole with formula Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2.

Fluororichterite
Fluororichterite with calcite from Wilberforce, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada (size: 6.6 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm)
General
CategorySilicate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2
IMA symbolFlrct[1]
Strunz classification9.DE.20
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupC2/m
Unit cella = 9.763, b = 17.89
c = 5.122 [Å]; β = 102.25°; Z = 2
Identification
ColorBrown to brownish-red, rose-red, yellow, grey-brown, also pale to dark green
Mohs scale hardness5–6
LusterVitreous
StreakWhite
Specific gravity3.17
References[2][3][4]

Occurrence

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Fluororichterite was first reported from the Ilmen Nature Reserve, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia. It was recognized by the International Mineralogical Association in 1994. Its name is derived from its fluorine content and relation to richterite.[2]

At the type locality in the Ilmen Mountains fluororichterite occurs in carbonate veins in amphibolites and ultramafic rocks.[5] In the Essonville occurrence in Wilberforce, Ontario it occurs in a limestone lens within a gneiss and is associated with phlogopite and calcite.[6] It has also been reported from Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and China.[2] At Coyote Peak in the Coastal Range, Humboldt County, California, it occurs with a variety of rare minerals in an alkaline mafic diatreme.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b c Fluororichterite: Mindat.org
  3. ^ Fluororichterite: Webmineral.com
  4. ^ "IMA Master List". Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  5. ^ Type locality, Ilmen Mtns
  6. ^ Essonville location, Mindat
  7. ^ Coyote Peak, Mindat