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Mossite

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Name:After the locality at Moss, Norway.
A Mixture Of:Columbite-(Fe), Tapiolite


Dunn (1979) showed the type material to be a mixture of "Ta-bearing ferrocolumbite and tapiolite".
The term is used also for hipothetical Nb-dominant end member of Ixiolite family (Nb,Fe)4O8 with disordered cation distribution.

Classification of Mossite

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Other Names for Mossite

Synonyms:
Manganomossite
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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 Mossite

Reference List:

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Brögger (1897), Vidensk. Selskr. Oslo, Mat.-Nat. Kl.: 7: 3.

Simpson (1923), Report of the Department of Mines, Western Australia: 120 (manganomossite).

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: 775-776.

Dunn (1979): Mineralogical Magazine 43: 553-554.

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    (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.
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    • Western Australia
    		Pryce, M. & Chester, J. (1978). Minerals of the Greenbushes Tinfield. Mineralogical Record 9 (2), 81-84
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