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Nemalite

Name:From the Greek for "thread" in allusion to its structure.
A variety of Brucite

A fibrous variety of Brucite said to contain FeO. Occurs in fibers or laths, usually elongated {101¯0], but sometimes [112¯0].
Originally described from Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA.

Classification of Nemalite

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Other Names for Nemalite

German names:
Nemalit
Spanish names:
Nemalita

Other Information

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References for Nemalite

Reference List:Nuttall (1821), American Journal of Science: 4: 18.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 637.

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    Localities for Nemalite

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    Italy
     
    • Liguria
      • La Spezia Province
        • Carro
    Antofilli, Borgo, Palenzona, 1985. I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. Edizioni Melita, La Spezia
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Jaklovce
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    USA
     
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson Co.
        • Hoboken
    NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt(1900):186; Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", p488.
    • New York
      • Putnam Co.
        • Brewster
    Januzzi (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut & Southeastern New York State
      • Rockland Co.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 87.
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