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Name and first discovery: Named after the French geologist Charles Eugene Barrois (1851-1939). First described in 1922.
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Abbreviation: Brs
As with other amphiboles, information on this mineral should be treated with caution. Samples that have not been analysed are often other end members, such as oxo-magnesio-hastingsite.
Literature
Murgoci, G. (1922) Sur les propriétés des amphiboles bleues. Compt. Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, 175, 373.