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Davisonite

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Name:After Mr. J.M. Davison (1840-1915) University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA, who first described wardite from the Fairfield, Utah, locality.
A Mixture Of:Apatite, Crandallite


Discredited as a mixture of Apatite and Crandallite.

Classification of Davisonite

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Other Names for Davisonite

Synonyms:
Dennisonite
Other Languages:
German:Davisonit
Dennisonit
Spanish:Davisonita
Dennisonita

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 Davisonite

Reference List:

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Larsen, E.S. and Shannon (1930) American Mineralogist: 15: 322 (as Dennisonite).

Guimarães (1934) Monog. Serv. Geol. Minas Geraes no. 2.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 939-940.

Dunn, Pete J. and Francis, Carl A. (1986) Davisonite and lehiite discredited. American Mineralogist: 71: 1515-1516.

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  • Localities for Davisonite

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    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 940; UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
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