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MineralsLithium Quartz

8th Aug 2011 01:29 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert

Hi,

A new quartz variety on mindat should probably be entered as "Lithia Quartz" versus the existing "Lithium Quartz" entry. The Lithium Quartz definition seems to be related to new-age healing properties, and is likely a new and separate definition than that of Lithia Quartz.

Lithia Quartz, as the term has been historically used in southern California, is an older term for any lithia-bearing mineral inclusion in quartz, not necessarily lepidolite or being lavender in color, and has been used to describe quartz containing phantoms or micro-crystalline layered inclusions including Tourmaline Group minerals such as Elbaite or Foitite (not to be confused with the variety 'Tourmalinated Quartz'), and more often consisting of minerals such as Spodumene, Ambygonite, Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, or Triphylite Group minerals such as Lithiophilite, Triphylite-Lithiophilite Series, and lithium-containing Mica Group minerals such as Lepidolite, Trilithionite, Polylithionite, etc.

Scott

13th May 2012 06:49 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert

Nine months is a long time without reply - what exactly is the problem with senior management here? Time to shake things up on mindat.org.

Scott

13th May 2012 07:44 UTCRock Currier Expert

Perhaps a new entry for our glossary? And another fine example of Scott endearing himself to the managers of mindat. Scott, if it will make you feel any better, ill cut all the managers salaries in half as punishment.

13th May 2012 11:19 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder

Not in Hey 3rd edition, Bayliss or De Fourestier - nothing obvious found in google search either.

Not saying that it doesn't deserve to be in the database, but would prefer at least one printed reference before we add it.

Jolyon

13th May 2012 11:27 UTCRolf Brandt

If it has been proved that the quartz contains "reasonable" (few %) amounts of lithium oxide, one could call it lithia quartz

lithia <ˈlɪθɪə>

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for lithium oxide

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) lithium present in mineral waters as lithium salts

13th May 2012 11:34 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder

I've added Scott's definition of Lithia Quartz for now.

13th May 2012 23:32 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert

Quartz, Montmorillonite

White Queen Mine (Queen mine; White Queen prospect), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Thanks Jolyon, Rock, and Rolf... love you guys! (tu) The definition should also include inclusions of Clay and Smectite Group minerals such as Montmorillonite and Swinefordite, etc. A typical example of the so-called 'Lithia Quartz' would be the Montmorillonite phantom quartz from the White Queen mine in Pala.

Scott

19th May 2012 09:05 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

It does not sound like a name that should be encouraged, even if it has some historic use, unless the quartz or inclusions can be shown to be Li-rich. Better to use names like tourmalinated quartz that are less confusing.

19th May 2012 09:08 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder

Although I did add this entry, I did block it from being added to locality lists and as the species in photo uploads as that will just encourage its use.

Jolyon

19th May 2012 09:20 UTCAmir C. Akhavan Expert

Jolyon Ralph Wrote:

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> Although I did add this entry, I did block it from

> being added to locality lists and as the species

> in photo uploads as that will just encourage its

> use.

(tu)

19th May 2012 11:17 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

Thanks Jolyon

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