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New Mineral Names*,† by Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy; Fernando Cámara; Yulia Uvarova; Olivier C. Gagné is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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Abuite (IMA 2014-084), ideally CaAl 2 (PO 4 ) 2 F 2 , is a new mineral discovered in the Hinomaru-Nago mine, Kiyo area, Abu, Abu County, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan (34°53′N 131°52′E). It was first mentioned as "gatumbaite-like mineral" (Matsubara and Kato 1998). However, it appeared to be different from gatumbaite CaAl 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2 structurally and chemically. Abuite occurs in hydrothermally altered upper Cretaceous acidic pyroclastic rocks mainly composed of quartz, andalusite, some clay minerals and aluminum phosphates. The alteration related to the biotite adamellite intrusion. Abuite is often included in aluminumphosphate-rich samples, embedded with quartz, augelite, and/or trolleite, and is often accompanied by other phosphates especially apatite and crandallite. It forms grains of 100-500 μm in size or sometimes aggregates with other minerals, up to 2 mm. The mineral is transparent and colorless with a white streak and a vitreous luster. No fluorescence was observed. The cleavage was not observed. It is hardly recognizable visually from other minerals in association. Density was not measured due to small amount of the material; D calc =3.214 g/cm 3 . Hardness and optic

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Author

Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy; Fernando Cámara; Yulia Uvarova; Olivier C. Gagné

Publisher

Mineralogical Society of America

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)