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Griceite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
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Formula:
LiF
Hardness:4½
Name:Named for Joel Denison Grice, Curator of Minerals, National Museum of Natural Sciences in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
This page provides mineralogical data about Griceite.

Classification of Griceite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/A.02-05
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.AA.20

3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
A : M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:9.1.1.5

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
1 : AX
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.1.1

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
1 : Halides of the alkali metals and ammonium
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Type Occurrence of Griceite

Type Locality:Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
Year of Discovery:1989

Physical Properties of Griceite

Hardness (Mohs):4½

Chemical Properties of Griceite

Formula:
LiF
Essential elements:F, Li
All elements listed in formula:F, Li

Relationship of Griceite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.AA.05Marshite
CuI
3.AA.05Miersite
(Ag,Cu)I
3.AA.05Nantokite
CuCl
3.AA.10Iodargyrite
AgI
3.AA.10Tocornalite
(Ag,Hg)I
3.AA.15Bromargyrite
AgBr
3.AA.15Chlorargyrite
AgCl
3.AA.20Carobbiite
KF
3.AA.20Halite
NaCl
3.AA.20Sylvite
KCl
3.AA.20Villiaumite
NaF
3.AA.25Salammoniac
NH
 
4
Cl
3.AA.25Lafossaite
Tl(Cl,Br)
3.AA.30Calomel
Hg
 
2
Cl
 
2
3.AA.30Kuzminite
Hg
 
2
(Br,Cl)
 
2
3.AA.30Moschelite
Hg
 
2
I
 
2
3.AA.35Neighborite
NaMgF
 
3
3.AA.40Chlorocalcite
KCaCl
 
3
3.AA.45Kolarite
PbTeCl
 
2
3.AA.50Radhakrishnaite
PbTe
 
3
(Cl,S)
 
2
3.AA.55Challacolloite
KPb
 
2
Cl
 
5
3.AA.60Hephaistosite
TlPb
 
2
Cl
 
5
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.1.2Villiaumite
NaF
8.1.3Halite
NaCl
8.1.4Hydrohalite
NaCl·2H
 
2
O
8.1.5Carobbiite
KF
8.1.6Sylvite
KCl
8.1.7Salammoniac
NH
 
4
Cl

Other Names for Griceite

Synonyms:
IMA1986-043Unnamed (MSH UK-54)
Other Languages:
German:Griceit
Russian:Грайсит
Spanish:Griceita

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 Griceite

Reference List:Van Velthuizen, J., Chao, G.Y. (1989) Griceite, LiF, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 125-127.

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    • Québec
      • Rouville Co.
        • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Van Velthuizen,J. and Chao, G.Y., Griceite (1989), LiF, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 125-127.
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