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Andrewsite

Name:After Thomas Andrews (1813-1885), English chemist.
A Mixture Of:Hentschelite, Rockbridgeite


Discredited mineral - a mixture of Hentschelite and Rockbridgeite, with minor Chalcosiderite.
Originally reported from Wheal Phoenix (Phoenix United Mine; West Phoenix Mine), Linkinhorne, Caradon & Phoenix Area (South-Eastern Bodmin Moor), Liskeard District, Cornwall, England, UK.

Classification of Andrewsite

IMA status:Discredited
Explanation of status:Found to be a mixture.
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Other Names for Andrewsite

Other Languages:
German:Andrewsit
Spanish:Andrewsita

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 Andrewsite

Reference List:Maskelyne (1871) Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science, London: 24: 99.

Maskelyne (1875) Journal of the Chemical Society, London: 28: 586.

Frondel, C. (1949) American Mineralogist: 34: 534.

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. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 802-803.

Dunn, P.J. (1990), Andrewsite and laubmannite formally discredited, American Mineralogist 75, 1197-1199(1990)

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    Localities for Andrewsite

    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.
    France
     
    • Limousin
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Razès
          • Chanteloube
            • Vilatte Quarries (La Vilate)
    Boisson, J. M. (1988) - Les monts d'Ambazac, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, (2), 3-33.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Liskeard District
          • Caradon & Phoenix Area (South-Eastern Bodmin Moor)
            • Linkinhorne
    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: 802, 950.
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