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Onegite

A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About OnegiteHide

Name:
After Lake Onega in which Volk Island is located.
An early name for hair-like inclusions of goethite in amethyst.

Originally described from Volk Island (Volkostrov) in Lake Onega, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia by Christian Carl André (1802).


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
2994
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2994:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
cd715ab1-bd67-440d-9be3-b0ee8b81c695

Other Language Names for OnegiteHide

German:Onegit
Spanish:Onegita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
154 photos of Onegite associated with Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
70 photos of Onegite associated with Smoky QuartzSiO2
15 photos of Onegite associated with HematiteFe2O3
13 photos of Onegite associated with QuartzSiO2
9 photos of Onegite associated with AmethystSiO2
7 photos of Onegite associated with MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
4 photos of Onegite associated with AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
2 photos of Onegite associated with CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
1 photo of Onegite associated with Milky QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Onegite associated with AmetrineSiO2

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for OnegiteHide

References for OnegiteHide

Localities for OnegiteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia
 
Pekin et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Pekin et al. (2010) +1 other reference
  • Republic of Karelia
    • Medvezhyegorsky District
vielleicht den Freuden der Mineralogie ... +3 other references
USA
 
  • California
    • El Dorado County
Visual ID of material field collected ...
  • Colorado
    • Park County
Pearl
      • Lake George
"Dan Costian" Collection
Brian Kosnar specimen
A Onegite/Smokey Quartz/Goethite ...
Sarah Sudcowsky
  • Montana
    • Jefferson County
      • Boulder Batholith
W.C. van Laer
Wm. C. van Laer.
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
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