Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Fluor-buergerite originally named buergerite is a mineral species belonging to the tourmaline group. It was first described for an occurrence in rhyolitic cavities near Mexquitic San Luis Potosi Mexico. It was approved as a mineral in 1966 by the IMA and named in honor of Martin J. Buerger (1903โ1986) Professor of Mineralogy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It has also been reported from Minas Gerais Brazil and the Central Bohemia Region of the Czech Republic.