Le Thi-Thu Huong (2017): Gem-quality danburite from the Luc Yen mining area, northern Viet Nam. Talk given on 9 June 2017 at Institute for Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna.

Huong, Le Thi-Thu; Krenn, Kurt; Hauzenberger, Christoph (2017) Sassolite- and CO2-H2O-bearing Fluid Inclusions in Yellow Danburite from Luc Yen, Vietnam. The Journal of Gemmology, 35 (6). 544-550 doi:10.15506/jog.2017.35.6.544

Krenn, Kurt, Huong, Le Thi Thu (2019) Fluid characteristics from shallow magmatic environments: A contribution to danburite bearing Luc Yen pegmatites, northern Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Earth Sciences, 41 (1) 1-9 doi:10.15625/0866-7187/41/1/13541

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Le Thi-Thu Huong, Laura M. Otter, Tobias Häger, Tim Ullmann, Wolfgang Hofmeister, Ulrike Weis, and Klaus Peter Jochum (2016): A New Find of Danburite in the Luc Yen Mining Area, Vietnam. Gems & Gemology, 52 (4), 393-401

ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby

Formula: Al₂O₃

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ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

ⓘ Danburite

Formula: CaB₂Si₂O₈

References:

Huong, L.T.T. et al. (2017): Charakterisierung gelber Danburite aus Luc Yen, Vietnam. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft 66, 39-50

ⓘ Sassolite

Formula: H₃BO₃

References:

Le Thi-Thu Huong (2017): Gem-quality danburite from the Luc Yen mining area, northern Viet Nam. Talk given on 9 June 2017 at Institute for Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Ruby	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Sapphire	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Sassolite	6.AA.05	H₃BO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Danburite	9.FA.65	CaB₂Si₂O₈
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Sassolite	H₃BO₃
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈
B	ⓘ Sassolite	H₃BO₃
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈
O	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Sassolite	H₃BO₃
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈

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References

Le Thi-Thu Huong, Laura M. Otter, Tobias Häger, Tim Ullmann, Wolfgang Hofmeister, Ulrike Weis, Klaus Peter Jochum (2016) A New Find of Danburite in the Luc Yen Mining Area, Vietnam. Gems & Gemology, 52(4), 393-401 [https://www.gia.edu/doc/Gems-Gemology-Winter-2016v4.pdf]

Le Thi-Thu Huong (2017) Gem-quality danburite from the Luc Yen mining area, northern Viet Nam. Talk given on 9 June 2017 at the Institute for Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna. [name "Bai Cat" given]

Huong, L.T.T. et al. (2017): Charakterisierung gelber Danburite aus Luc Yen, Vietnam. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gemmologischen Gesellschaft 66, 39-50

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