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Barbierite

A synonym of Feldspar Group
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Analysed first by Barbier and Prost (1908). First believed to be the monoclinic analogue of albite with only 1.15 wt.% K2O. Named by Schaller (1910) after Phillipe Barbier (1848-1922), professor of chemistry at the University of Lyons. Schneider and Laves (1957) showed that a specimen assumed to be the holotype was a microcline.
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A synonym of Feldspar Group
Probably microcline and/or other feldspars.

Originally reported from Kragerø, Telemark, Norway.


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Mindat ID:
515 (as Barbierite)
1624 (as Feldspar Group)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:515:3 (as Barbierite)
mindat:1:1:1624:3 (as Feldspar Group)

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BarberiiteA valid IMA mineral species(NH4)[BF4]
BerboriteA valid IMA mineral speciesBe2(BO3)(OH,F) · H2O
BirbiriteA rock subtype

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