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Manganese-rich red tourmaline from the Fowler talc belt, New York.

January 1, 1984

Red uvite containing up to 4.34 wt.% MnO is found in the Arnold talc mine near Fowler, New York, USA. Microprobe analyses give a composition of 51% uvite in the uvite-dravite series. Associated minerals in this manganiferous metamorphic assemblage (possibly an evaporite) are manganese-rich tremolite (hexagonite) braunite and quartz.-R.A.G.

Publication Year 1984
Title Manganese-rich red tourmaline from the Fowler talc belt, New York.
Authors R. A. Ayuso, C. Erwin Brown
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Canadian Mineralogist
Index ID 70014028
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse