Lithian excess-boron olenite

Na(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Variety of
Olenite
OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)

Where it forms, where it's found

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
8OOxygenOxygen3115.999495.969
51.46%
13AlAluminiumAluminium926.982242.838
25.20%
14SiSiliconSilicon628.085168.510
17.48%
5BBoronBoron310.81032.430
3.37%
11NaSodiumSodium122.99022.990
2.39%
1HHydrogenHydrogen11.0081.008
0.10%
Total963.745100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2001Kalt, Angelika; Schreyer, Werner; Ludwig, Thomas; Prowatke, Stefan; Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen; Ertl, Andreas (2001) Complete solid solution between magnesian schorl and lithian excess-boron olenite in a pegmatite from the Koralpe (eastern Alps, Austria). European Journal of Mineralogy, 13 (6). 1191-1205 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2001/0013-1191DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2001/0013-1191
  2. 2002Marler, Bernd, Ertl, Andreas (2002) Nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopic study of excess-boron olenite from Koralpe, Styria, Austria. American Mineralogist, 87 (2) 364-367 doi:10.2138/am-2002-2-321DOI: 10.2138/am-2002-2-321
  3. 2016Kutzschbach, Martin, Wunder, Bernd, Rhede, Dieter, Koch-Müller, Monika, Ertl, Andreas, Giester, Gerald, Heinrich, Wilhelm, Franz, Gerhard (2016) Special Collection: Advances in Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism: Tetrahedral boron in natural and synthetic HP/UHP tourmaline: Evidence from Raman spectroscopy, EMPA, and single-crystal XRD. American Mineralogist, 101 (1) 93-104 doi:10.2138/am-2016-5341DOI: 10.2138/am-2016-5341
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Lithian excess-boron olenite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/lithian-excess-boron-olenite-29246},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}