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Joaquinite Group

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Joaquinite-(Ce)
Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
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This page provides mineralogical data about Joaquinite Group.

Classification of Joaquinite Group

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Relationship of Joaquinite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Bario-orthojoaquinite
(Ba,Sr)
 
4
Fe
 
2
Ti
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
Byelorussite-(Ce)
NaBa
 
2
Ce
 
2
MnTi
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(F,OH) · H
 
2
O
Joaquinite-(Ce)
NaBa
 
2
Ce
 
2
FeTi
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(OH,F) · H
 
2
O
Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)
NaBa
 
2
Ce
 
2
FeTi
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(O,OH) · H
 
2
O
Orthojoaquinite-(La)
NaBa
 
2
La
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Ti
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(O,OH) · H
 
2
O
Strontio-orthojoaquinite
(Na,Fe)
 
2
Sr
 
2
Ba
 
2
Ti
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(O,OH)
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
Strontiojoaquinite
Sr
 
2
Ba
 
2
(Na,Fe)
 
2
Ti
 
2
[Si
 
4
O
 
12
]
 
2
O
 
2
(O,OH)
 
2
 · H
 
2
O

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 Joaquinite Group

Reference List:

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Semenov, E.I., Bukin, V.I., Bolashov, Y.A., and Sorenson, H. (1967) Rare earths in minerals of the joaquinite group. American Mineralogist: 52: 1762-1769.

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    • Localities for Joaquinite Group

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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.
    Belarus
     
    • Homyel' (Gomel) Province
      • Zhitkovitschskii
    		[Byelorussite-(Ce)] ZVMO,(1989) 118, n5, 100-107; HB2/1 (1995); Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Canada
     
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Labrador
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] GSC locality database
        • Seal Lake area
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] GSC locality database; GSC database locality No. 4100
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Horváth, L and Gault, R.A. (1990), The mineralogy of Mont Saint-Hilaire Quebec. Mineralogical Record: 21: 284-359.
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] [Mineralogical Record - Vol 24 No 2]
          • Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau
            • Kvanefjeld Mt.
    		[Orthojoaquinite-(La)] Semenow, E.I. et al. (1967): Rare Earths in minerals of the Joaquinite group, American Mineralogist, Vol. 52, 1762-1769; Matsubara, S., Mandarino, J., Semenov, E. (2001): Redefinition of a mineral in the Joaquinite group: Orthojoaquinite-(La), Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 39, 757-760
    Hungary
     
    • Baranya Co.
      • Mecsek Mts.
        • Pécs
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] http://www.minerofil.hu/uj1999a.php?nyelvezet=angol
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
    		[Strontio-orthojoaquinite] www-jm.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/2002cd-rom/pdf/j038/j038-003_e.pdf.
    [Strontiojoaquinite] Mashima et al (2004) Koubutsu-Gakkai Kou'en-Youshi, 133.
    [Strontio-orthojoaquinite] Hiroaki Tano specimen
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring Co.
        • Magnet Cove
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Barwood, H (1995), Benitoite and Joaquinite in Arkansas, Min.News: 11(5):2, 5.
    Visual ID Henry Barwood
    [Joaquinite-(Ce)] Howard, 1987. Mineral Species of Arkansas, addenda
        • Little Rock
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Rocks and Minerals, (1989) 64:314-322
    Henry Barwood - unpublished (2010)
    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • Diablo Range
          • New Idria District
    		[Strontiojoaquinite] www.benitoitemine.com
            • Picacho Peak
              • Clear Creek area
                • Hernandez
                  • Clear Creek
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Mineralogical Research Company
    [Bario-orthojoaquinite] Joseph F. Cooper Jr., Gail E. Dunning, Ted A.Hadley (2003) Minerology of the Victor Claim, Clear Creek Area, New Idria District, San Benito County, California.
            • San Benito River headwaters area
              • Dallas Gem Mine area
    		[Bario-orthojoaquinite] American Mineralogist (1982): 67: 809-816; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 470.
                • North of the Dallas Gem Mine
    		[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 467.
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