The Tourmaline Species, Rossmanite and Related Species

Transparent, colorless rossmanite from Elba, Italy, capped with black foitite on top of fractured elbaite.

Image courtesy of Fredrico Pezzotta, Milan, Italy.

The Discovery

Properties

Localities (with images, when available)

Argentina

        Sierra de San Luís - Virorco pegmatites

Austria  - alumino-oxy-rossmanite

        Eibenstein an der Thaya

Boliva

        Llallagua (no evidence of rossmanite)

Brazil    

       Carrascão pegmatite
       Jonas Mine
       Lavra do Urucum pegmatite
       Tocantins State

Canada

        British Columbia - Mount Begbie
        Manitoba - Tanco Mine        
        Manitoba - Red Cross Pegmatite
        Ontario - Fort Hope Pegmatite

China

       Koktokay No. 3 Pegmatite

Congo 

        unspecified locality

Czech Republic

Rožná
Lastovicky
Dobra Voda
Radkovice

England 

        Cornwall

Germany

         Wolkenburg

Iran

        Shirkuh, Yazd

Italy

        Elba
        Adamello Massif

Japan

         Nagatare

Madagascar 

         Anjahamiary        

Mozambique

       Muiane
       Muva        - "fluor-rossmanite"          

Myanmar

        Momeik

Namibia 

         Erongo Region - Otjua Mine, Usakos,
         Omapyo            - "fluor-rossmanite"  

Nigeria

         Ibadan
         Plateau State

Norway

         Ågskardet

Russia

Malkhan Pegmatite District - Transbaikalia
Russian Far East -Turgenevskoye Pegmatite Field
Ural Mountains - Rezh district - Lipovka Pegmatite Field

Sweden

         Utoe Island

Tanzania 

          Sanga Sanga

United States

Maine - Berry-Havey Pegmatite
Maine - Black Mountain
Maine - Mount Mica
New York - Newcomb

Vietnam

        Minh Tien

 Synthesis

Publications

References to rossmanite