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Garnierite

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Barbouilleurs mines, Dumbéa Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia
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Name:Named Jules Garnier who first discovered it 1864 in New Caledonia.
Synonym of:Népouite, Pimelite, Willemseite


Generic name for a green nickel ore which has formed as a result of lateritic weathering of ultramafic rocks (serpentinite, dunite, peridotite).
Mostly a mixture of various Ni- and Ni-bearing magnesium layer silicates.
Occurs in many nickel laterite deposits in the world.

Classification of Garnierite

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Other Names for Garnierite

Synonyms:
NoumeaiteNoumeite
Other Languages:
German:Garnierit
Noumeait
Noumeit
Spanish:Garnierita
Noumeaita
Noumeita
Varieties:
Ferrian GarnieriteFerrihalloysite-GarnieriteZincian Garnierite

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 Garnierite

Reference List:Wells, Martin A.; Ramanaidou, Erick R.; Verrall, Michael; Tessarolo, Christian (2009): Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of "garnierites" in the Goro lateritic nickel deposit, New Caledonia. European Journal of Mineralogy 21, 467-483.

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    Localities for Garnierite

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    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
     
    • Tasmania
      • Beaconsfield district
    		Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Pratápolis
    		Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva.
      • São Paulo
        • Cajati
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    China
     
    • Qinghai (Chinghai) Province
      • Haidong Prefecture
        • Hualong Co.
    		Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • South Bohemia Region
        • České Budějovice (Budweis)
    		Čech, V., Koutek, J.: Geologické a genetické poměry ložisek železné a niklové rudy u Křemže v jižních Čechách. Sborník St. geol. úst. ČSR, 1946, sv. 13,
    Dominican Republic
     
    • La Vega Province
      • Bonao
    • Monseñor Nouel Province
      • Bonao
    Egypt
     
    • Red Sea Governorate
      • Eastern Desert
    Japan
     
    • Hokkaido Island
      • Kamikawa Province
        • Kamii-mura
    		Dr. Yohachiro Okamoto collection (curated at Geological Survey museum, Japan)
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Fukui Prefecture
          • Oi-gun
            • Hongo-mura
    		Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
        • Nagano Prefecture
          • Suwa-gun
            • Miyagawa-mura (Miyakawa)
    Dr. Yohachiro Okamoto collection (curated at Geological Survey museum, Japan)
      • Chugoku Region
        • Tottori Prefecture
    		Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    • Kyushu Island
      • Nagasaki Prefecture
        • Nishisonogi-gun
          • Ohgushi (Ogushi)
    		Dr. Yohachiro Okamoto collection (curated at Geological Survey museum, Japan)
    Madagascar
     
    • Antananarivo Province
      • Analamanga Region
        • Ambohidratrimo District
    		Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Geologique A. 1871
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Matsiatra Region
        • Ambohimahasoa District
    		J.Behier(1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Serv. Geol.Mad. A 1871
    • Toamasina (Tamatave) Province
      • Alaotra-Mangoro Region
        • Ambatondrazaka District
    		Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
        • Moramanga District
    		Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azzer District
            • Aït Ahmane
    		Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
    New Caledonia
     
    • Northern Province
      • Nouméa Commune
        • Népoui
    • Southern Province
      • Canala Commune
        • Nakéty Mine
    		J-F LANOE, Inv. 0735-26, Natives éléments / Copper and Nickel.
      • Dumbéa Commune
    		[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
      • Yaté Commune
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Ząbkowice District
        • Ząbkowice (Frankenstein)
    		Spangenberg, K., and Müller, M. (1949): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 1(5/6), 560-572.
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Rezh District
    		Mikhailov, B.M. (2000): Lithology and Mineral Resources 35(4), 351-364.
      • Southern Urals
        • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
          • Orsk
            • Khalilov District
              • Khabarnin massif
    		Mikhailov, B.M. (2000): Lithology and Mineral Resources 35(4), 351-364.
              • Khalilovskii (Khalilova) massif
    		Mikhailov, B.M. (2000): Lithology and Mineral Resources 35(4), 351-364.
    Turkey
     
    • Aegean Region
      • Manisa Province
        • Turgutlu
    		Masurenko, C., and Tanaskovic, D. (2007), In: Andrew, C.J. et al. (eds.): Proc. 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin (Ireland), August 20-24, 2007.
    USA
     
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa Co.
    		Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
    • Alaska
      • Denali Borough
        • Denali NP and Preserve
    		USGS OFR 2004-1200(Hawley,2004)
        • Kantishna District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
      • Matanuska-Susitna Borough
        • Valdez Creek District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
      • North Slope Borough
        • Noatak District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
      • Northwest Arctic Borough
        • Kiana District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
      • Southeast Fairbanks Borough
        • Delta River District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
        • Eagle District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    • California
      • Calaveras Co.
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Del Norte Co.
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • El Dorado Co.
        • Lotus
    		Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 222.; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 197.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Imperial Co.
        • Coyote Mountains
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Mariposa Co.
        • Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District
          • Bagby
    		Bradley, W.W. (1941), Thirty-seventh report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 37: 491; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 197, 198; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 65.
      • Mendocino Co.
        • Little Red Mountain Area
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Gold Hill District
          • Gold Hill
    		Rocks & Min.: 16:413.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia Co.
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • DeKalb Co.
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • Towns Co.
        • Hiawassee
    		Rocks & Min.:64:204.
      • Troup Co.
        • Louise Chromite belt
          • Louise Chromite Deposit (Turner Property; Polhill Property; Owens Properties; Chromite Deposits Near Louise Georgia; Troup County Chromite Georgia)
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    • Maine
      • Knox Co.
        • Warren
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore Co.
        • Delight
          • Soldiers' Delight ridge
    		Rocks & Min.: 19:148.
      • Cecil Co.
        • State Line District
    		Mineralogical Record Vol 12 #3 May/June 1981 pp149-156
    • Missouri
      • St. Louis Co.
    		R&M 73:2 pp 98-117
    • Nebraska
      • Platte Co.
    		 Yale Peabody Museum
    • Nevada
      • Churchill Co.
        • Table Mountain District
          • Cottonwood Canyon
            • Bolivia
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    Nickel Deposits in Cottonwood Canyon, Churchill County, Nevada. Univ. of Nevada Bulletin Vol 33 No. 5 (1939) pp1-18
      • Clark Co.
        • Bunkerville District
          • Whitney Pocket Basin
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Humboldt Co.
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Nye Co.
        • Manhattan District
    		NBMG Bull 99B Geology and Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New York
    		John H. Betts (2009) \"The minerals of New York City\", Rocks & Minerals, 84, 204-240.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe Co.
        • Democrat
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System:U.S Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Day Book
    		Wilson,W.F and McKenZie,B.J, 1978, Mineral Collecting Sites In North Carolina,Information Circular 24
    Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites In North Carolina,Information Circular 24
    • Oregon
      • Curry Co.
        • Red Flat
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Douglas Co.
        • Riddle District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
          • Riddle
      • Josephine Co.
        • Illinois River District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Josephine Creek District
    		Oregon Metal Mines Handbook (1952), Oregon Dept. of geol. & Min. Industries Bull. 14-C, Vol. 2, sec. 1 - Josephine Co., 2nd. edition: 224.
        • Pickett Creek District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
        • Waldo District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster Co.
        • Fulton Township
    		Mineralogical Record (1981): 12(3): 149-156.
    • Vermont
      • Windham Co.
        • Newfane
    		Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996); SEM-analysis, Al Falster (Pers.com Matthew Lambert aug 2009)
    • Washington
      • Chelan Co.
        • Blewett District (Peshastin District)
          • Blewett
    		Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; Marshall T. Huntting, 1956
          • Negro Creek District
            • Negro Creek
    		Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; Marshall T. Huntting, 1956
        • Ingalls Creek
    		Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; Marshall T. Huntting, 1956
      • Kittitas Co.
        • Kachess Lake
    		Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis
      • Okanogan Co.
        • Colville Indian Reservation
          • Nespelem District (Moses District)
            • Moses Mountain
              • Stepstone Creek
    		``Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; M. Huntting, 1956; Minerals of Washington, B. Cannon, 1975
      • Skagit Co.
        • Burlington
    		Minerals of Washington, Bart Cannon, 1975
      • Snohomish Co.
        • Monte Cristo District
          • Monte Cristo
    		`Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metalic Minerals, Vol. 1; M. Huntting, 1956; Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; R. Derkey, N. Joseph, R. Lasmanis, 1990
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