Images courtesy of Fredrico Pezzotta
Rossmanite is found in the pegmatites at Sant Ilario in Campo and San Piero in Campo on the Island of Elba, Italy. It occurs as a colorless portion of the crystals beneath the black foitite caps of tourmalines formerly identified as elbaite.
Composition:
not available
References:
Federico Pezzotta and Alessandro Guastoni (1998) Rossmanit, ein neuer Turmalin aus Rozná (CR) und Elba [Rossmanite, a new Tourmaline from Rozná (CR) and Elba.] Lapis, 23 (9), September 1998, 38-39.
Pezzotta, F., A. Guastoni, et al. (1998). “La rossmanite de Rozna (Ile d'Elbe).” Rivista Mineralogica Italiana 22(1): 46-50.
Mercurio M, Rossi M, Izzo F, Cappelletti P, Germinario C, Grifa C, Petrelli M, Vergara A, Langella A (2018) The characterization of natural gemstones using non-invasive FT-IR spectroscopy. New data on tourmalines. Tantals 178, 147-159.
Pezzotta F. (2021) A history of tourmaline from the Island of Elba. The Mineralogical Record 52, 669-720.
