Mineral Factbook

Fluor-uvite

CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃FIMA symbol: Fluvtredefined

Fluor-uvite is a silicate mineral with the formula CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F, crystallizing in the trigonal system.

Photos

Fluor-uvite specimen photo — Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Fluor-uvite specimen photo — Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Fluor-uvite specimen photo — Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Fluor-uvite specimen photo — Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Physical properties

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight	975.16 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)	Ca 4.11%, Mg 9.97%, Al 13.83%, Si 17.28%, O 49.22%, B 3.33%, H 0.31%, F 1.95%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)	9.CK.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)	9.CK.05Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)	61.3.1.3Wikidata (CC0)