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Carpholite Group

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Carpholite
Valgraveglia Mine (Gambatesa Mine), Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
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Carpholite group minerals are double-chain silicates. Pairs of single-chains parallel to [001] are linked by Al3+ and (Mn,Mg,Fe 2+) in octahedral coordination to form a structure with several large cavities (Ferraris et al., 1992; Bertoldi et al., 2006).

Classification of Carpholite Group

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Relationship of Carpholite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Carpholite
Mn
2+
 
Al
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)(OH)
 
4
Ferrocarpholite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)(OH)
 
4
Magnesiocarpholite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Al
 
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)(OH)
 
4
Potassiccarpholite
(K,☐)(Li,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Al
 
4
(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)
 
2
(OH,F)
 
8
Vanadiocarpholite
Mn
2+
 
V
3+
 
Al(Si
 
2
O
 
6
)(OH)
 
4

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 Carpholite Group

Reference List:

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Viswanathan, K. (1981): The crystal structure of a Mg-rich carpholite. American Mineralogist 66, 1080-1085.

Ferraris, G., Ivaldi, G., and Goffé, B. (1992): Structural study of a magnesian ferrocarpholite: are carpholites monoclinic? Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 337-347.

Bertoldi, C., Dachs, E., and Theye, T. (2006): Calorimetric data for naturally occurring magnesiocarpholite and ferrocarpholite. American Mineralogist 91(2/3), 441-445.

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    • Localities for Carpholite Group

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    Belgium
     
    • Liège Province
      • Stavelot Massif
        • Lienne valley
          • Stoumont
    		[Carpholite]
          • Werbomont
    		[Carpholite] Michel Blondieau collection
    • Luxembourg Province
      • Stavelot Massif
        • Vielsalm
    		[Carpholite] Th. Theye and A.M. Fransolet : "Virtually Pure Ottrelite from the Region of Ottré, Belgium", European Journal of Mineralogy, 1994, 6, 547-555
    China
     
    • Jilin Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Yanbian Chaoxianzu Autonomous Prefecture
        • Yanbian Co.
    		[Carpholite] Wu Hanquan, Tang kedong, and Li Cunyou (2003): Geological Bulletin of China 22(9), 651-654.
    • Qinghai (Chinghai) Province
      • Haibei Autonomous Prefecture
        • Qilian Co.
    		[Carpholite] Song, S., Zhang, L., Niu, Y., Wei, C., Liou, J.G., and Shu, G. (2007): Journal of Metamorphic Geology 25(4), 495.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
    		[Carpholite] Letztes Min. System (1817) 10, 43
    [Ferrocarpholite] Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
    [Carpholite] Petr Pauliš (2000): Nejzajímavější mineralogická naleziště Čech, Kuttna, Kutná Hora
    France
     
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Rhône
        • Beaujeu
          • Les Ardillats
    		[Carpholite] Favreau G., Legris J-R., Dardillac M. (1996), La Verrière (Rhône): Histoire et Minéralogie, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°3, pp:3-28
      • Savoie
    		[Magnesiocarpholite] Compt. Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, 277, 1965-1968; Contr. Min. Pet. 76 (1981), 260
    Germany
     
    • Saxony-Anhalt
      • Harz Mts
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Lapis 15(7/8), 59-60 (1990)
    [Carpholite] No reference listed
    Greece
     
    • Crete (Kriti) Department
    		[Carpholite] Eur. J. Mineral., 4: 487-507
        • Chania (Khania; Chaníon) Prefecture
          • Kissamos
    		[Magnesiocarpholite]
    [Magnesiocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
        • Heraklion (Iraklion) Prefecture
          • Heraklion (Iraklion)
    		[Magnesiocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
        • Lasithi Prefecture
          • Sitía
            • Rousa Eklissia (Roússa Ekklissia)
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
    [Ferrocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
        • Rethymnon Prefecture
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
    [Magnesiocarpholite]
    • Peloponnese (Peloponnisos) Department
      • Lakonia (Laconia) Prefecture
    		[Magnesiocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
    [Magnesiocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 487-507.
    Indonesia
     
    • Sulawesi Island (Celebes Island)
      • Sulawesi Tenggara Province (Southeast Sulawesi Province)
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Amer.Min.(1951) 36, 736-745
    Italy
     
    • Calabria
      • Cosenza Province
        • Mormanno
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Busato S., Giampaolo C. 1983)- Ferrocarpholite from Mormanno (northern Calabria, Italy). Periodico di Mineralogia, Roma, pp. 403-426
    • Liguria
      • Genova Province
        • Ne
          • Graveglia Valley
    		[Carpholite] XRD analysis at Euratom of Ispra (Varese)
    [Carpholite] [MinRec 32:356]
            • Reppia
    		[Carpholite] Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, (4), 131
    • Piedmont
      • Cuneo Province
        • Corsaglia Valley
    		[Magnesiocarpholite] Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
        • Maira Valley
    		[Magnesiocarpholite] Piccoli, G. C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., & Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo F. Eusebio - Alba, 607 pag.
    [Ferrocarpholite] Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
      • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
        • Ornavasso
    		[Carpholite] V. Mattioli (1978) - Pegmatite di Ornavasso - Rivista mineralogica Italiana, Milano, vol. 9, fasc. 1, pag. 44
        • Ossola Valley
          • Montecrestese
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
    • Tuscany
      • Grosseto Province
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral., 9, 859-873
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kinki region
        • Hyogo Prefecture
    		[Carpholite] Yoshimura & Aoki (1966) Koubutsugaku Zasshi, 8, 43-48.
    Romania
     
    • Suceava Co.
      • Suceava district
    		[Carpholite] http://minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Almería
        • Sierra Alhamilla
          • Tabernas
    		[Ferrocarpholite] B. Goffé et al. , Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 335-348.
      • Granada
        • Salobreña
    		[Ferrocarpholite] B. Goffé et al. , Eur. J. Mineral. , 1996, 8, pp. 335-348.
          • Otivar
    		[Carpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1989, 1, pp. 139-142..
    [Magnesiocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1989, 1, pp. 139-142..
    [Ferrocarpholite] J.M. Azanon and B. Goffé, Eur. J. Mineral., 1997, 9, pp. 1035-1051.
        • Sierra Nevada
          • Trevenque
    		[Ferrocarpholite] Eur. J. Mineral. , 1989, 1, pp. 139-142..
    • Catalonia
      • Tarragona
        • Baix Camp
          • Villanova d'Escornalbou
            • Escornalbou Castle
    		[Carpholite] Aufschluss 1975(6), 236-237
    Switzerland
     
    • Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden)
      • Engadin
        • Martina
    		[Carpholite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 163.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Callington
            • Kit Hill
    		[Carpholite] No reference listed
          • Gunnislake Area
    		[Carpholite] No reference listed
        • St Austell District
          • St Stephen-in-Brannel
            • Foxhole
    		[Carpholite] [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Caldbeck Fells
            • Carrock Fell
    		[Carpholite] BMS Database
    [Carpholite] [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
    USA
     
    • Idaho
      • Boise Co.
    		[Carpholite] Ream, Lanny R. 2004. Idaho Minerals, 2nd edition, Revised and Updated
    [Carpholite] [MinRec 19:332]
      • Custer Co.
    		[Carpholite] R&M 70:4 pp 242-263
      • Elmore Co.
        • Glens Peak Area
          • Sawtooth Primitive Area
    		[Carpholite] van Laer, The Sawtooth batholith, mindat.org
    [Carpholite] R&M 70:4 pp 242-263
    [Carpholite] Rocks & Min. 70:246
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