Gavite

A variety of Talc

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Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Gavite, etc.

Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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About GaviteHide

Formula:

Mg₄Si₅O₁₂(OH)₄ ?

Name:

Named after locality (Gava Valley, Genova, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy).

A variety of Talc

A variety of talc.

Originally reported from Gava Valley, Genova, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

10235 (as Gavite)
3875 (as Talc)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:10235:9 (as Gavite)
mindat:1:1:3875:7 (as Talc)

GUID
(UUID V4):

0f8f486c-778e-4fe9-ac5d-a75eb4ba7db6 (as Gavite)
b88f9c97-c005-4660-b339-dc95c160c932 (as Talc)

Chemical Properties of GaviteHide

Formula:

Mg₄Si₅O₁₂(OH)₄ ?

Elements listed:

H, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Other Language Names for GaviteHide

German:Gavit
Gayit

Spanish:Gavita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Gavite associated with Hessonite

Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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

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References for GaviteHide

Reference List:

una nuova varieta di talco. [The minerals of the Valley of Gava in the "Voltri

group"; a new variety of talc.] Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 57, 131-155.

Emilio Repossi (1918) I minerali della Valle della Gava nel "Gruppo di Voltri";

Rondolino R. (1936) Ricerche chimiche sulla gavite di val della Gava (gruppo di Voltri). Periodico di Mineralogia, 207-210.

Localities for GaviteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed.

- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Italy
Liguria Genoa Genoa Voltri ⓘ Gava Valley	Repossi, E. (1918): I minerali della Valle della Gava nel "Gruppo di Voltri". Una nuova varietà di talco. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano, 57, 131-155 Wherry, E.T. (1919): New minerals. Gavite. American Mineralogist, 4, 10, 132 Rondolino, R. (1936): Ricerche chimiche sulla gavite di val della Gava (gruppo di Voltri). Periodico di Mineralogia, 7, 207-210 Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. De Michele, V. (1974): Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp. Antofilli, M., Borgo, E., Palenzona, A. (1985): I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. II Edizione. SAGEP Editrice, Genova, 296 pp.
Tiglieto ⓘ Rio Rosto	Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia.

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