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    • A new occurrence of hydrous andradite within pyroclastic rocks of the Sierra De Bahoruco, Dominican Republic 

      Wachowiak, Jacek; Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena; Heflik, Wiesław; Włodek, Adam; Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna; Peña, Miguel; Gaweł, Adam; Muñoz, Rolando; Jeleń, Piotr (2024)
      Titanium-bearing hydrous andradite (up to 3.31 wt% TiO2) was identified in intensely altered pyroclastic rocks in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic. It forms small isolated crystals, fracture infillings, and large ...
    • Dominican larimar mining — current state and future prospects 

      Broda, Krzysztof; Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna; Rak, Zbigniew; Stasica, Jerzy; Heflik, Wiesław; Mościcki, Jerzy; Peña, Miguel; Muñoz, Rolando; George, Carlos (2022)
      This paper presents basic mineralogical and petrological data of the rocks hosting larimar deposit from the Sierra de Bahoruco, in the SW part of the Dominican Republic.
    • Origin of bluish pectolite aka larimar from the Dominican Republic: Constraints from mineralogy and geochemistry 

      Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena; Powolny, Tomasz; Milovsky, Rastislav; Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna; George, Carlos; Lora, Eudalislao; Quezada, Daniel; Surmacki, Jakub (2024)
      Highlights: • The mixing of volcanic and meteoric waters gave rise to larimar formation. • Larimar crystallized under low-temperature conditions <170 °C. • Temperature drop and boiling conditions favored the precipitation ...