Formula : Mg(Fe3+,Al)O(BO3)
System: orthorhombic Hardness:5-6 Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:V/G.3-10 -
NITRATES, CARBONATES and BORATES
Name origin: Named in honor of Yuan Fuli (袁复礼) (31 December 1893, Xushui District, Hebei, China - 22 May 1987, Beijing, China), geologist and professor, to commemorate 100 years after his birth. He was a pioneer in Chinese geomorphology and Quaternary geology, and a founding member of the Chinese Geological Society.
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