[en] We report the description and the characterization of a new mineral species, found in a rock sample from the geological formation called the Pilanesberg Complex, South Africa. This is a silicate mineral that contains a significant amount of sodium, calcium, iron, titanium and fluorine. Its atomic structure shows that it is related to other wöhlerite-group minerals. This work provides new insights into the crystallization conditions that ruled the formation of the Pilanesberg complex.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Dal Bo, Fabrice ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Minéralogie et cristallochimie
Friis, Henrik
Elberg, Marlina A.
Hatert, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Minéralogie et cristallochimie
Andersen, Tom
Language :
English
Title :
Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa
Publication date :
16 January 2024
Journal title :
European Journal of Mineralogy
ISSN :
0935-1221
eISSN :
1617-4011
Publisher :
E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Germany
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