Azoproite
Azoproite is a rare manganese iron borate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Ti,Mg)(BO3)O2. It was first identified near Lake Baikal, Russia. It was named after the Association pour l'Etude Géologique des Zones Profondes de l'Ecorce Terrestre, whose acronym is AZOPRO in Russian.[1]
Rare azoproite crystals
References
- Azoproite Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org
External links
- Azoproite data sheet
- Azoproite on the Handbook of Mineralogy
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