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Aphrosiderite

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Michigamme, Marquette iron range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
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Formula:
(Fe,Mg,Al)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
8


Non-approved member of the Chlorite Group. An iron-rich chlorite equivalent to chamosite.
Originally reported from Gelegenheit Mine, Weilburg, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany.

Classification of Aphrosiderite

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Chemical Properties of Aphrosiderite

Formula:
(Fe,Mg,Al)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
10
(OH)
 
8
Essential elements:Fe, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Fe, H, Mg, O, Si

Other Names for Aphrosiderite

Other Languages:
German:Aphrosiderit
Spanish:Afrosiderita

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.

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    Antarctica
    AmMin 36:361-367
    China
     
    • Guangdong Province
      • Shaoguan Prefecture
        • Shixing Co.
          • Baishun Uranium ore field
    		Zhanshi Zhang, Renmin Hua, Junfeng Ji, Yanchun Zhang, Guolin Guo, and Zhengping Yin (2007): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 27(2), 161-172
    Zhanshi Zhang, Renmin Hua, Junfeng Ji, Yanchun Zhang, Guolin Guo, and Zhengping Yin (2007): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 27(2), 161-172
    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Wetzlar
        • Weilburg
    		No reference listed
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Strzegom-Sobótka Massif
        • Świdnica District
    		Websky, M. (1878): Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 31, 211.
    Slovakia
     
    • Prešov Region
      • Prešov Co.
    		Duda et. all.,1981:Minerály severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovca,Monografia 2,Bratislava, 98 p
    USA
     
    • Michigan
    		www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-glm-rcim-geology-Minerals_Found_In_Michigan.Pdf.
    www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-glm-rcim-geology-Minerals_Found_In_Michigan.Pdf.
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        • Marquette iron range
    		Rob Lavinsky photo
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