| Name: | Fluor-uvite Fluvt |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fluor-uvite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Hydrogen (H) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Sri Lanka |
| Year First Published: | 1930 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Kunitz W (1930) Die Mischungsreihen in der Turmalingruppe und die genetischen Beziehungen zwischen Turmalinen und Glimmern, Chemie der Erde 4, 208-251 Chemical composition revised according to: Clark C M, Hawthorne F C, Grice J D (2010) Uvite, IMA2000-030a. CNMNC Newsletter, April 2010, page 377; Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 375–377 Name changed from uvite to fluor-uvite: 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 |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1349 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 7.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
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