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Barbara L. Dutrow Photo credit: GIA/Kevin Schumacher
A newly discovered mineral species of the tourmaline group has been named after tourmaline expert and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Governor Barbara L. Dutrow, PhD.
Dutrowite, discovered in the Apuan Alps of Tuscany, Italy, formed from the compression and heating of a volcanic rock called rhyolite, according to GIA. This unique mineral is now recognised by the International Mineralogical Association.
Researchers from Austria, Italy and Sweden who discovered dutrowite named the mineral after Dutrow in recognition of her many contributions to mineral sciences and crystal chemistry, and particularly for her well-known and comprehensive research into tourmaline and its embedded geologic information. Of...
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