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Annite

Formula:
KFe
2+
3
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
System:MonoclinicColour:Black
Lustre:AdamantineHardness:3
Name:After the locality at Rockport, Cape Ann, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Classification of Annite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/H.11-110
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.EC.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets
Dana 8th edition ID:71.2.2b.3

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Hey's CIM Ref.:16.18.4

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
18 : Aluminosilicates of Fe and alkalis
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Type Occurrence of Annite

Type Locality:Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Year of Discovery:1868

Physical Properties of Annite

Lustre:Adamantine
Colour:Black
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Annite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 5.39Å, b = 9.33Å, c = 10.29Å
β = 100°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.578 : 1 : 1.103
Unit Cell Volume:V 509.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Annite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.625 - 1.631 nβ = 1.690 nγ = 1.691 - 1.697
2V:Calculated: 12° to 36°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.066

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:High
Dispersion:weak to distinct

Chemical Properties of Annite

Formula:
KFe
2+
3
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
Essential elements:Al, Fe, H, K, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Fe, H, K, O, Si
Common Impurities:Ti,Mn,Mg,Ca,Na,K,Cl

Relationship of Annite to other Species

Member of Group:
Mica Group:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.EC.05Minnesotaite
(Fe,Mg)
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.05Talc
Mg
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.05Willemseite
(Ni,Mg)
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.10Ferripyrophyllite
Fe
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.10Pyrophyllite
Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.15Boromuscovite
KAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|BSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Celadonite
K(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Chernykhite
(Ba,Na)(V
3+
 
,Al,Mg)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Montdorite
(K,Na)
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
5
[(OH,F)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
2
9.EC.15Muscovite
KAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Nanpingite
CsAl
 
2
[(OH,F)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Paragonite
NaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Roscoelite
K(V,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Tobelite
(NH
 
4
,K)Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Aluminoceladonite
K(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Al,Fe
3+
 
)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Chromphyllite
K(Cr,Al)
 
2
[(OH,F)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Ferro-aluminoceladonite
K(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)(Al,Fe
3+
 
)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Ferroceladonite
K(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Chromceladonite
K(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)(Cr,Al)[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Tainiolite
KLiMg
 
2
[F
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.15Ganterite
(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Ephesite
NaLiAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Hendricksite
K(Zn,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Masutomilite
(K,Rb)(Li,Mn
3+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Norrishite
KLiMn
2+
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Phlogopite
KMg
 
3
[(OH,F)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Polylithionite
KLi
 
2
Al[(F,OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Preiswerkite
NaMg
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Siderophyllite
KFe
2+
2
Al[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
](OH)
 
2
9.EC.20Tetra-ferriphlogopite
KMg
 
3
[(OH,F)
 
2
|(Fe
3+
 
,Al)Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Wonesite
(Na,K)(Mg,fe,Al)
 
6
(Al,Si)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH,F)
 
4
9.EC.20Zinnwaldite
KLiFe
2+
 
Al[(F,OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Eastonite
KMg
 
2
Al[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Tetraferriannite
KFe
2+
3
[(OH)
 
2
|(Fe
3+
 
,Al)Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Trilithionite
K(Li,Al)
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Fluorannite
KFe
2+
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Shirokshinite
KNaMg
 
2
[F
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Shirozulite
K(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Sokolovaite
CsLi
 
2
AlSi
 
4
O
 
10
F
 
2
9.EC.20Aspidolite
NaMg
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20Fluorophlogopite
KMg
 
3
[(F,OH)
 
2
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.20UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi
(Cs,K)(Al,Li)
 
2.6
[(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
](F,OH)
 
2
9.EC.20Suhailite
(NH
 
4
)Fe
 
3
(Si
 
3
Al)O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.20IMA2009-017
KMg
 
2.5
[Si
 
4
O
 
10
]F
 
2
9.EC.20IMA2009-006
KLi
 
2
TiSi
 
4
O
 
11
F
9.EC.25Brammallite
Na
 
0.65
Al
 
2.0
ٱAl
 
0.65
Si
 
3.35
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.30Margarite
CaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.35Anandite
(Ba,K)(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
[(O,OH)
 
2
|(Si,Al,Fe)
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.35Bityite
CaLiAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|BeAlSi
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.35Clintonite
Ca(Mg,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
3
SiO
 
10
]
9.EC.35Kinoshitalite
(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn
2+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.35Ferrokinoshitalite
(Ba,K)(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
[(OH,F)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
9.EC.35Oxykinoshitalite
(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[(O,OH,F)
 
2
|(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
]
9.EC.40Beidellite
(Na,Ca
 
0.5
)
 
0.3
Al
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.40Kurumsakite
(Zn,Ni,Cu)
 
8
Al
 
8
V
 
2
Si
 
5
O
 
35
·27H
 
2
O (or near)
9.EC.40Montmorillonite
(Na,Ca)
 
0.33
(Al,Mg)
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.40Nontronite
Na
 
0.3
Fe
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.40Volkonskoite
Ca
 
0.3
(Cr,Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.40Yakhontovite
(Ca,Na)
 
0.5
(Cu,Fe,Mg)
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·3H
 
2
O
9.EC.40Smectite
9.EC.45Hectorite
Na
 
0.3
(Mg,Li)
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(F,OH)
 
2
9.EC.45Saponite
Ca
 
0.25
(Mg,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.45Sauconite
Na
 
0.3
Zn
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.45Spadaite
MgSiO
 
2
(OH)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
9.EC.45Stevensite
(Ca,Na)
 
x
Mg
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.45Swinefordite
Li(Al,Li,Mg)
 
4
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
,(OH,F)
 
4
·xH
 
2
O
9.EC.45Zincsilite
Zn
 
3
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.45Ferrosaponite
Ca
 
0.3
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Fe
3+
 
)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.50Vermiculite
(Mg,Fe,Al)
 
3
(Al,Si)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.55Baileychlore
(Zn,Fe,Al,Mg)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Chamosite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
5
Al[(OH)
 
8
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.55Clinochlore
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Al[(OH)
 
8
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.55Cookeite
LiAl
 
4
(Si
 
3
Al)O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Franklinfurnaceite
Ca
 
2
FeMn
 
3
MnZn
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Gonyerite
(Mn,Mg)
 
5
Fe(Si
 
3
Fe)O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Nimite
(Ni,Mg,Al)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Orthochamosite
(Fe,Mg,Fe)
 
5
Al(Si
 
3
Al)O
 
10
(OH,O)
 
8
9.EC.55Pennantite
(Mn
 
5
Al)(Si
 
3
Al)O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Sudoite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
Al
 
3
[(OH)
 
8
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.55Donbassite
Al
 
2
[Al
 
2.33
][Si
 
3
AlO
 
10
](OH)
 
8
9.EC.55Glagolevite
Na(Mg,Al)
 
6
[(OH,O)
 
8
|AlSi
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.EC.55Borocookeite
Li
 
1+3x
Al
 
4-x
[(BSi
 
3
)O
 
10
](OH)
 
8
[0.00 <= x <=0.33]
9.EC.60Aliettite
Ca
 
0.2
Mg
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH)
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
9.EC.60Corrensite
(Mg,Fe)
 
9
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH)
 
10
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.60Dozyite
Mg
 
7
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
12
|Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
15
]
9.EC.60Hydrobiotite
9.EC.60Karpinskite
(Ni,Mg)
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
5
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.60Kulkeite
Mg
 
8
Al(AlSi
 
7
)O
 
20
(OH)
 
10
9.EC.60Lunijianlaite
Li
 
0.7
Al
 
6.2
(Si
 
7
AlO
 
20
)(OH,O)
 
10
9.EC.60Rectorite
(Na,Ca)Al
 
4
(Si,Al)
 
8
O
 
20
(OH)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
9.EC.60Saliotite
Li
 
0.5
Na
 
0.5
Al
 
3
Si
 
3
AlO
 
10
(OH)
 
5
9.EC.60Tosudite
9.EC.60Brinrobertsite
Na
 
0.3
Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
4
O
 
10
]
 
2
· 3.5 H
 
2
O
9.EC.65Macaulayite
(Fe,Al)
 
24
Si
 
4
O
 
43
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.70Burckhardtite
Pb
 
2
(Fe,Mn)AlTeO
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
9.EC.75Ferrisurite
(Pb,Ca)
 
2-3
(CO
 
3
)
 
1.5-2
(OH,F)
 
0.5-1
[(Fe,Al)
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
]·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.75Surite
Pb(Pb,Ca)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
(Al,Fe,Mg)
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
9.EC.75Niksergievite
(Ba,Ca)
 
2
(Al,Si)
 
7
O
 
10
(CO
 
3
)(OH)
 
6
·nH
 
2
O
9.EC.80Kegelite
Pb
 
12
(Zn,Fe)
 
2
Al
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
4
Si
 
11
O
 
38
or near
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
16.18.1Nontronite
Na
 
0.3
Fe
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
2
·nH
 
2
O
16.18.2Ferroglaucophane
[ ][Na
 
2
][Fe
2+
3
Al
 
2
][(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
8
O
 
22
]
16.18.3Tuhualite
(Na,K)
 
2
Fe
 
2
Fe
 
2
Si
 
12
O
 
30
·H
 
2
O
16.18.5Siderophyllite
KFe
2+
2
Al[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
](OH)
 
2

Other Names for Annite

Other Languages:
German:Annit
Japanese:鉄雲母
Russian:Аннит
Spanish:Annita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Annite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 905-912.

Hazen, R.M., & C.W. Burnham (1973), The crystal structure of one-layer phlogopite and annite: American Mineralogist: 58: 889-900.

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    Localities for Annite

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Yancowinna Co.
    Birch BH Book
    • Tasmania
      • Balfour-Temma district
        • Temma
    Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Waterhouse district
    Everard, J.L., Sutherland, F.L. and Zwingmann, H., 2004a. A Cretaceous phonolite dyke from the Tomahawk River, Northeast Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 138, 11-33.
    Cameroon
     
    • South Region
      • Kribi
    Cesbron et al. (1988)
    Canada
     
    • Manitoba
      • Lac-du-Bonnet area
        • Bernic Lake
    CanMin 38:869-876
    • Northwest Territories
      • Mazenod Lake District
    www.fortuneminerals.com/articles/CIM_Paper_1999.pdf.
    • Ontario
      • Haliburton Co.
        • Monmouth Township
          • Tory Hill
      • Sudbury District
        • Bigwood Township
          • Concession 1
            • Lot 10
    • Québec
      • Estrie
        • Les Sources RCM
          • Asbestos
    Horváth & Spertini (2008 & 2009)
      • Montérégie
        • Lajemmerais RCM
          • Varennes & St-Amable
            • Saint-Amable sill
    Horváth Collection - confirmed by visual & XRD
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    Lalonde, A.E. and Chao, G.Y. (1997), Annite, biotite and siderophyllite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, 187.
      • Montréal
    Horváth Collection XRD & EDS
    China
     
    • Fujian Province
      • Nanping Prefecture
        • Wuyishan Co.
    Chen Diyun, Zhang Bangtong, Sun Dazhong, and Yang Dongsheng (1997): Acta Petrologica Sinica 13(1), 71-84.
    • Hunan Province
      • Chenzhou Prefecture
        • Yizhang Co.
          • Qitianling granitoid
    www.the-conference.com/2003/Gold2003/abstracts/A581.pdf.
    • Jiangxi Province
      • Fuzhou Prefecture
        • Chongren Co.
    Yaohui Jiang, Hongfei Ling, Shaoyong Jiang, Honghai Fan, Weizhou Shen, and Pei Ni (2005): Journal of Petrology 46(6), 1-34.
      • Ganzhou Prefecture
        • Ruijin Co.
    Chen Diyun, Zhang Bangtong, Sun Dazhong, and Yang Dongsheng (1997): Acta Petrologica Sinica 13(1), 71-84.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge)
          • Ostrov
            • Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal)
    Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Žďár nad Sázavou
    Rieder, M., Huka, M., Kučerová, D., Minařík, L., Obermajer, J., and Povondra, P. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 27, 131-158.
    Egypt
     
    • Red Sea Governorate
    MinMag 63:821-836
    Eritrea
     
    • Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea) Region
      • Alid volcanic center
    Journal of Petrology, Vol. 38, Nb 12, 1997, pp. 1707-1721.
    Finland
     
    • Etelä-Suomen Lääni
      • Southern Karelia
        • Wiborg
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    • Länsi-Suomen Lääni
      • Eurajoki
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Gerolstein
          • Rockeskyll
    Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors
        • Rieden volcano
          • Mayen
            • Ettringen
    Christof Schäfer
          • Mendig
            • Volkesfeld
    Christof Schäfer
    • Saxony
      • Oberlausitz
        • Görlitz
          • Thiemendorf
    T. Witzke & T. Giesler (2001): Neufunde aus Sachsen (VII): Bazzit, Bertrandit, Euxenit-(Y), Powellit und andere aus dem Königshainer Granit in der Lausitz.- Lapis 26 (1), 43-48
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Arsuk
        • Arsuk Firth
    Hodson, M.E., and Finch, A.A. (1997): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 127, 46-56.
    Hungary
     
    • Győr-Moson-Sopron Co.
      • Soproni Mts.
        • Harka
    Mineral Species of Hungary, 2005
        • Kópháza
    K. Török, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 917-925.
        • Sopron
    Mineral Species of Hungary, 2005
    Mineral Species of Hungary, 2005
    Italy
     
    • Aosta Valley
      • Courmayeur
        • Monte Bianco Massif
          • Veny Valley
    Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    • Latium
      • Viterbo Province
        • Onano
    M.E. Ciriotti (2005) Probed
    • Lombardy
      • Varese Province
        • Lake Lugano
          • Valganna
    F. Bakos, A. del Moro, D. Visona, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1990, 2, pp. 373-383.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Gifu Prefecture
          • Ena City
    The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) Matsubara
      • Chugoku Region
        • Okayama Prefecture
          • Takahashi
    Matsueda, H. (1980) Journal of the Mining College, Akita University, Ser. A, Mining Geology, 5, #4, 15-77.; Matsueda, H. (1980) Journal of the Mining College, Akita University, Ser. A, Mining Geology, 5, #4, 15-77.
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
          • Furudono
    Miyashiro, A. (1958) Journal of the Faculty of Science, Tokyo University, sec.II, 11, 219.
          • Kawamata
            • Iizaka (Iisaka) Village
    Hori, H. et al (2006): J. Min.Petrol. Sci. 100,170-177
          • Tabiro
    Miyashiro, A. (1958) Journal of the Faculty of Science, Tokyo University, sec. II, 1, 219.
    Madagascar
     
    • Antananarivo Province
      • Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region)
        • Betafo District
          • Ambohimanambola Commune
            • Mount Ikaka
              • Anjanabonoina pegmatites
    De Vito et al (2006): Nb-Ti-Ta oxides in the gem-mineralized and "hybrid" Anjanabonoina granitic pegmatite, central Madagascar: A record of magmatic and postmagmatic events. Canadian Mineralogist. 44: 87-103.
    Malawi
     
    • Zomba District
    No reference listed
    Mongolia
     
    • Dornogovi Aimag
      • Hövsgöl
    Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
    Niger
     
    • Agadez Department
      • Aïr Region
        • South Aïr
    J. Fabriès and G. Rocci, Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéral. Cristallo., 1965, LXXXVIII, 319-340
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Tysfjord
    Husdal, T. (2008): The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, skrift 38, 5-28.
    Husdal, T. (2008): The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, skrift 38, 5-28.
    • Telemark
      • Porsgrunn
        • Bjørkedalen
    Knut Eldjarn
        • Mørje
          • Sagåsen (Strandåsen)
    Larsen, A.O. (1998): Identiteten til sorte glimmere i biotittserien fra syenittpegmatitter i Langesundsfjordsområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14, 5-8
    A. O. Larsen, A. Åsheim and R. A. Gault, 2005.
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Langesundsfjorden
    Larsen, A.O. (1998): Identiteten til sorte glimmere i biotittserien fra syenittpegmatitter i Langesundsfjordsområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14,5-8
          • Barkevik (Barkevika)
    Field observation by Peter Andresen, 2008.
    Larsen, A.O. (1998): Identiteten til sorte glimmere i biotittserien fra syenittpegmatitter i Langesundsfjordsområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14,5-8
    Larsen, A.O. (1998): Identiteten til sorte glimmere i biotittserien fra syenittpegmatitter i Langesundsfjordsområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14,5-8
        • Tvedalen
    Collection of Peter Andresen.
    Larsen, A.O. (1998): Identiteten til sorte glimmere i biotittserien fra syenittpegmatitter i Langesundsfjordsområdet. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14, 5-8
    Collection of Peter Andresen.
    Collection of OT Ljøstad.
        • Vardaasen
    Collection of Peter Andresen.
    Philippines
     
    • Luzon
      • Cordillera Administrative Region
        • Benguet Province
          • Baguio District
    Company information material received at visit (2006)
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Ząbkowice District
        • Ząbkowice (Frankenstein)
    Puziewicz J. 2001: Origin of annite-epidote-ilmenite-muscovite paragenesis in the granulite from Chałupki (Fore-Sudetic Block, SW Poland). Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 32, no 1, 3-14.
    Portugal
     
    • Azores District
      • San Miguel Island
    Ridolfi, F., Renzulli, A., Santi, P., Upton, B.G.J., Evolutionary stages of crystallisation of weakly peralkine syenites: evidence from ejecta in the plinian deposits of Agua de Pau volcano (Sao Miguel, Azores Islands), Mineralogical Magazine, 67(4), 749-767, 2003
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
    [World of Stones 12:49]
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
            • Eveslogchorr Mt
    Men'shikov Yu.P., Khomyakov A.P., Ferraris G. e.a. (2003) Eveslogite, (Ca,K,Na,Sr,Ba)48[(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe")12(OH)12Si48O144](F,OH,Cl)14, a new mineral from the Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola peninsula, Russia, - Zapiski VMO, 132(1), pp. 59-67 (in Rus.).
    Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Men’shikov, Y.P., Konopleva, N.G., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 732-745.
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
            • Kukisvumchorr Mt
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    Konopleva, N.G., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Korchak, Y.A. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 720-731.
    www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
        • Polyarnyy
          • Greater Eastern Litsa ore field
    Ivanyuk, G.Y., and Goryainov, P.M. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 670-680.
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Yuzhakovo Village
            • Alabashka pegmatite field
    http://webcenter.ru/~minbooks/murz_kaz.html
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Magnitogorsk
            • Sakhara (Sakharin) District
              • Sakhara massif
    Talovina, I.V., Lazarenkov, V.G., Ryzhkova, S.O., Ugol\'kov, V.L., and Vorontsova, N.I. (2008): Lithology and Mineral Resources 43(6), 588-595.
          • Vishnevye (Vishnyovye) Mts
    P.M. Kartashov data
    Saint Lucia
     
    Ph. D'arco, J. Cotten, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 153-159.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Western Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Betliar
    Kubiš M., Broska I.: 2006: Petrography, mineralogy and geochemistry of Betliar granite body (Gemeric unit, Western Carpathians,Slovakia). Miner. Polonica-Special Papers, vol. 28. p.121- 123
        • Rožňava (Rozsnyo; Rosenau) Mining District
          • Čučma (Csucsom; Tschutschma)
    Ozdin D., Volek M., Števko M., 2006: Study of hydrotermal veins with axinites from the Western Carpathians. Acta Miner.-Petrograph.,Abstract Series 5, Szeged, p.87
    South Africa
     
    • Northwest Province
      • Western Bushveld Complex
        • Rustenburg District
          • Pilansberg Complex
    The Canadian Mineralogist, V 42, 2004, pp. 1169-1178.
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Málaga
    American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 210–221, 2009
    Sweden
     
    • Lappland
      • Kiruna
    Flink, G. Bidrag till Malmbergsgruvornas och Kirunavaaras Mineralogi (Sthlm 1924, in Swedish)
    • Norrbotten
    found and analyzed by Aksel Österlöf.
    • Södermanland
      • Stockholm
        • Haninge
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Hérens Valley
        • Thyon
    C. Lemanski, Jr. (re-entry of lost Mindat data).
    UK
     
    • England
      • Devon
        • Dartmoor & Teign Valley District
          • Central Dartmoor
            • Princetown
    Van King
    Ukraine
     
    • Dnipropetrovs'k Oblast' (Dnepropetrovsk Oblast')
      • Ukrainian Shield
    • Donets'k Oblast' (Donetsk Oblast')
      • Azov Sea Region
    P.M. Kartashov data
    • Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast')
    Pavel M. Kartashov data
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski Co.
        • Little Rock
          • Granite Mountain area
    Horvath collection visual id.
      • Saline Co.
        • Granite Mountain complex
          • Sweet Home
    Horváth Collection
    • California
      • Riverside Co.
        • Ironwood
    Personal collection of W Margerum, Verified by SEM with EDS;
    • Colorado
      • El Paso Co.
    [AmMin 84:196]
        • Mount Rosa
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.
      • Jefferson Co.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Park Co.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
        • Tarryall Springs District (Puma City)
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Teller Co.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford Co.
        • Glastonbury
          • South Glastonbury
    Van King specimen
    Van King specimen
    Van King specimen
    Van King specimen
      • Middlesex Co.
    Hanson, S., Jarnot, B. M., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., and Nizamoff, J. W., 2003, Nb-Ta-Ti Oxide Minerals from Two Pegmatites of the Middletown Area, Connecticut, Program with Abstracts, v.30, p. 11.
    • Georgia
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • Mt. Apatite District
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.
    No reference listed
        • Lewiston
    Fisher, L., 1934, Graphite in Pegmatite, American Mineralogist, v. 19, p. 169-177.; Morrill et al. (1958)
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Brunswick
    Morrill, P. et al. (1958)
        • Harpswell
    www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/bedrock/b42/harpswell.htm
        • New Gloucester
    Van King
      • Hancock Co.
        • Southwest Harbor
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.
      • Kennebec Co.
        • Litchfield
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.
      • Knox Co.
        • Union
    King, V., Mineralogy of Maine, v2
      • Oxford Co.
        • Albany
    Van King; King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
    King, V. T., 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds, book in press.
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
        • Batchelder's Grant
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
        • Brownfield
          • Davis Hill
    Van King
        • Gilead
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
        • Mason
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
        • Newry
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2.
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
    King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
    King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
    Cheney, J. and Guidotti, C., 1973, American Mineralogist, v. 58, p. 1076-1079.
    Van King, unpublished property evaluation
        • Paris
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.
        • Peru
    C. Burtic & R. Dionne collections.
        • Rumford
    Tim Blake, Lookout Mine Owner
        • Waterford
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
    King, V. (ed.), 2009, Maine feldspar, Families, and Feuds
        • West Paris
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.
      • Sagadahoc Co.
        • Bowdoin
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King, V. T. and Foord, E. E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
        • Bowdoinham
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
        • Georgetown
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
        • Topsham
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    No reference listed
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    No reference listed
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.
    No reference listed
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex Co.
        • Gloucester
    Merrill, George P. (1889): The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones in the U.S. National Museum, p. 554.
    Dana (1868), A System of Mineralogy, 5th edition; Dyar, M. Darby and Burns, Roger G. (1986): Miissbauer spectral study of ferruginous one-layer trioctahedral micas (American Mineralogist, Volume 71, pages 955-965).
    P Cristofono collection, 2008
    • Montana
      • Hill Co.
        • Bearpaw Mts
    Chakhmouradian A.R. & Mitchell R.H. (1999) Primary, agpaitic and deuteric stages in the evolution of Accessory Sr, REE, Ba and Nb-mineralization in nepheline-syenite pegmatites at Pegmatite Peak, Bearpaw Mts., Montana, Mineral. Petrol., 67: 85-110.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln Co.
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll Co.
        • Albany
    Rocks & Min. 80:243
        • Jackson
    www.bates.edu/acad/depts/geology/jcreasy.WM.html.
      • Cheshire Co.
        • Alstead
    Cameron, E., et al., 1954, Pegmatite Investigations New England, USGS Prof. Pap. 255.
    • New York
    John H. Betts (2009) \"The minerals of New York City\", Rocks & Minerals, 84, 204-240.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche Co.
        • Wichita Mts
    J.D. Price et al. , Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 435-451.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor Co.
    American Mineralogist 76:218-229, (1991).
    • Virginia
      • Augusta Co.
    Rocks & Minerals 84:352-362.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon Co.
    Rocks & Min.: 61:75-76.
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