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Bussenite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Bussenite
Formula:
Na2Ba2Fe2+Ti(Si2O7)(CO3)(OH)3F
Colour:
yellow-brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
3.63
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named by A.P. Khomyakov, Y.P. Men'shikov, G.N. Nechelyustov, Z. Huyun in honor of Irina Vladislavovna Bussen (Ирина Владиславовна Буссен) (24 September 1915, Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) – 20 February 2013) mineralogist, geologist, petrologist and specialist in alkaline massifs.
Type Locality:
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
11187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11187:0





Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia