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Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group Mine; VAG Mine; Ruberoid Asbestos Mine; Eden Mills Quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA

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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 along [1010], but sometimes [1120].
Originally described from Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA.

Classification of Nemalite

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Other Names for Nemalite

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German:Nemalit
Spanish:Nemalita

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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 Nemalite

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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
    Norway
     
    • Sør-Trøndelag
      • Oppdal
    		Witsø, Tor (1994): Oppdal. Et spennende geologisk område. Oppdal. 24 pp. Published by Fridtjov Witsø, Oppdal.
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Gelnica Co.
        • Jaklovce
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    USA
     
    • Alaska
      • Northwest Arctic Borough
        • Shungnak District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex Co.
        • Newbury
    		Essex Institute (1885): Report of the Annual Meeting Held Monday, May 18, 1885. [Description of field trip of Oct 13, 1884]
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson Co.
        • Hoboken
    		NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt(1900):186; Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", p488.
    • New York
      • Putnam Co.
        • Southeast Township
          • Brewster
    		Januzzi (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut & Southeastern New York State
      • Rockland Co.
        • Orangetown
    		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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