| Name: | Fluor-buergerite Fbu |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaFe3+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fluor-buergerite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Mexico |
| Year First Published: | 1965 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Donnay G, Ingamells C O, Mason B (1966) Mineralogical notes: Buergerite, a new species of tourmaline, American Mineralogist 51, 198-199 Name changed from buergerite: Henry D J, Novák M, Hawthorne F C, Ertl A, Dutrow B L, Uher P, Pezzotta F (2011) Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals, American Mineralogist 96, 895-913 |
| Structural Group Name: | Tourmaline |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | tourmaline |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.31 |
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