Fontarnauite

Fontarnauite is a relatively recently described, rare borate mineral with the formula (Na,K)2(Sr,Ca)(SO4)[B5O8(OH)]·2H2O. It is found in an evaporate boron deposit. It coexists with other evaporate boron minerals, especially probertite. It is monoclinic, crystallizing in the space group P21/c.[1][2]

It was named in honour of Ramon Fontarnau i Griera, a materials scientist of the University of Barcelona.[2]

References

  1. ↑ García-Veigas, J., Rosell, L., Alcobé, X., Subias, I., Ortí, F., Gündoğan, İ., and Helvaci, C., 2010. Fontarnauite, a New Sulphate-Borate Mineral from the Emet Borate District (Turkey). Revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía 13, 97-98
  2. 1 2 Mindat, http://www.mindat.org/min-40279.html
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