Jakobssonite, CaAlF 5 , a new mineral from fumaroles at the Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes, Iceland

• Published in: Mineralogical Magazine
• Main Authors: Balic Zunic, Tonci, Garavelli, A., Mitolo, D., Acquafredda, P., Leonardsen, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Eldfell; Heimaey; Hekla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/jakobssonite-caalf5-a-new-mineral-from-fumaroles-at-the-eldfell-and-hekla-volcanoes-iceland(9e05f04f-6eee-4ca4-b95f-63d91b19a600).html; https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2012.076.3.22

The new mineral jakobssonite, ideally CaAlF5, was first found in crusts collected in 1988 from a fumarole on the Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland. It was subsequently found in similar crusts collected in 1991 from a fumarole on the Hekla volcano, Iceland. It is associated with leonardsenite...