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Rubellite

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Facciatoia Quarry, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

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A variety of Tourmaline

A red gemmy Li-rich and more or less (Fe+Mg)-free variety of Tourmaline (primarily Elbaite, but may also be Olenite or Liddicoatite).

Classification of Rubellite

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Other Names for Rubellite

Synonyms:
Aphrite (of ?)ApyriteRubeliteRubylite
Other Languages:
German:Apyrit
Rubelit
Rubellit
Spanish:Apyrita
Rubelita
Rubellita

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References for Rubellite

Reference List:Klaproth, M.H. (1810): Untersuchung des Rubellites aus Mähren, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Fünfter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 86-90

Kurylenko, C. (1949) Contribution a l'etude de la rubellite. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 72: 319-321.

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    Localities for Rubellite

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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.
    Afghanistan
     
    • Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province
    [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
    • Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Horn
          • Eggenburg
    		Ertl, A. (1995): Elbait, Olenit, Dravit-Buergerit-Mischkristalle, Dravit, Uvit und ein neuer Al-Turmalin (?) von österreichischen Fundstellen. - Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges., 140, 55-72.
        • Spitz
          • Miesling valley
    		Ertl, A. (1995): Elbait, Olenit, Dravit-Buergerit-Mischkristalle, Dravit, Uvit und ein neuer Al-Turmalin (?) von österreichischen Fundstellen. - Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges., 140, 55-72.
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Doce valley
          • Conselheiro Pena
    		[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
          • Itambacuri
          • São José da Safira
        • Jequitinhonha valley
          • Itinga
            • Monte Belo
    		[MinRec 12:74]
            • Taquaral
              • Piauí Valley
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
        • Mogok
    		Mineralogical Record (2001) 32:253
        • Momeik Township
          • Molo quarter
            • Khetchel village
    		Andreas Ertl, John M. Hughes, Stefan Prowatke, Thomas Ludwig, Franz Brandstätter, Wilfried Körner, and M. Darby Dyar (2007): Tetrahedrally coordinated boron in Li-bearing olenite from “mushroom” tourmaline from Momeik, Myanmar. Can. Mineral. 45, 891-899.
    Canada
     
    • Manitoba
      • Lac-du-Bonnet area
        • Bernic Lake
    		CanRockhound (Fall, 1997)
    • Ontario
      • Kenora District
        • Fort Hope
    Bull. Minéral. , 1984, 107, pp. 369-384.
      • Leeds and Grenville Co.
        • Portland
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
    		Kutina J. (1944): Nové nálezy nerostů na Říčansku a Jílovsku. Věda přírodní, č. 2, s. 33-41.
      • South Bohemia Region
        • Český Krumlov
    		Welser, P. et al.: Lithný pegmatit Nová Ves. Minerál, Special volume, 2007, roč. 15.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • South Moravia Region
        • Tišnov
          • Drahonin
    		Černý, P.: Lithný pegmatit od Drahonína. Časopis Moravského musea v Brně, Vědy přírodní, 1960, 45, 53-55.
      • Vysočina Region
        • Hrotovice
          • Biskupice
    		Rieder, M., Huka, M., Kučerová, D., Minařík, L., Obermajer, J., and Povondra, P. (1970): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 27, 131-158.
        • Jihlava (Iglau)
    		Staněk, J.: Příspěvky k mineralogii některých západomoravských pegmatitů. Časopis Moravského musea v Brně, 1952, roč. 37, s. 112-125.
    Novák, M.: Bór obsahující minerály z granitických pegmatitů moldanubika. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1995, roč. 3, s. 164-169.
        • Žďár nad Sázavou
    		Sekanina, J.: Nerosty moravských pegmatitů. Časopis Moravského zemského musea, 1929-1930, sv. 26-27, s. 113-224.
    Novák, M., Houzar, S., Pfeiferová, A.: Přehled mineralogie, petrografie a historie klasické lokality lepidolitového pegmatitu v Rožné u Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, západní Morava. Acta Musei Moraviae, Sci. geol., 83:3-48.
    P. Pauliš (2001): Nejzajímavější naleziště Moravy a Slezska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora.
    P. Pauliš (2001): Nejzajímavější naleziště Moravy a Slezska. Kuttna, Kutná Hora.
        • Želetava
    		Sekanina, J.: Nerosty moravských pegmatitů. Časopis Moravského zemského musea, 1929-1930, sv. 26-27, s. 113-224.
    Finland
     
    • Länsi-Suomen Lääni
      • Vaasa
        • Peräseinäjoki
    		No reference listed
    France
     
    • Limousin
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Ambazac
        • Saint-Sylvestre
    		Aufschluss 1974(3), 193-197
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Tarn
        • Castelnau-de-Brassac
    		J. Geffroy, J.A. Sarcia, J. Chervet : "Les Minéraux Uranifères Français", 1960, Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires / Saclay - PUF
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Chemnitz
        • Penig
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001, 146
      • Erzgebirge
        • Ehrenfriedersdorf
          • Geyer
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
        • Marienberg District
    		H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Livorno Province
        • Elba Island
          • Campo nell'Elba
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Ibaraki Prefecture
          • Hitachiohta City
    		Alfredo Petrov collection
    • Kyushu Island
      • Fukuoka Prefecture
    		Dr. Yohachiro Okamoto collection (curated at Geological Survey museum, Japan)
    Madagascar
     
    • Antananarivo Province
      • Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region)
        • Betafo District
          • Ambohimanambola Commune
            • Mount Ikaka
    		Wilson, W.E. (1989) The Anjanabonoina pegmatite, Madagascar. Mineralogical Record 20: 191-200
          • Andrembesoa Commune
            • FKT Antsentsindrano
    		Lacroix, A. (1912): Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie, Paris 35 , 76-84
            • Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field
    		Giovanni Fraccaro photo
    Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
        • Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Bity (Ibity) area)
          • Manandona Valley
    		Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
          • Sahatany Valley
    		Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A.1983, p.1-39
    Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A.1983, pp.1-39.
    Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
    Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A.1983, p.1-39.
    Lacroix, A. (1912): Sur une nouvelle espèce minérale (manandonite) des pegmatites de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie, 35, 223-226
    Lacroix, A. (1912): Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie, Paris 35 , 76-84
    Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A.1983, p.1-39
    Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A. 1983, 39p
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Amoron'i Mania Region
        • Ambatofinandrahana District
    		Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p. 56
        • Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field
          • Ambatofinandrahana District
    		Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive, p 13
      • Matsiatra Region
        • Ivohibato Alakamisy-Itenina District
    Mozambique
     
    • Zambezia Province
      • Alto Ligonha District
    		Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1964, LXXXVII, p. 553-556.
    Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1964, LXXXVII, p. 553-556.
    Nepal
     
    • Kosi Zone
      • Sankhuwasabha District (Sankhuwa Sahba)
    		Natural History Museum Vienna collection
    Nigeria
     
    • Oyo State
    		Rob Lavinsky
    North Korea
     
    • South Hamgyong Province
      • Munchon-gun
        • Pungha-myon
    		Shibata, H.: Lithia mica deposits in Korea with special reference to spodumene and amblygonite. (in: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Far East, University of Tokyo Press, 1969; pp 158-168)
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
          • Krasnyi Chikoy
            • Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan)
    		[Lapis 1993:1 p13-15]
    [MinRec 32:44]
    International Geological Congress (2008) MRD-06 The Sosedka gem tourmaline-rich mine: Emplacement of extremely chemically heterogeneous pegmatite-forming medium
          • Menza District
    South Korea
     
    • Chungcheongbukdo (Chungchong-pukto)
      • Chechon-gun
        • Hansu-myon
    		Kinosaki, Y. (1942) Miscelaneous Reports of the Geological Survey, Government-General of Korea, no. 11, 35.
    • Gyeonggi-do (Kyonggi-do)
      • Kapyong-gun
        • Nam-myon
          • Homyong-ni
    		Shibata, H.: Lithia mica deposits in Korea with special reference to spodumene and amblygonite. (in: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Far East, University of Tokyo Press, 1969; pp 158-168)
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Girona (Gerona)
        • Alt Empordà
          • Cadaqués
    		Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Ed. Museu Mollfulleda de Mineralogia - Grup Mineralògic Català, 269 p.
    Sweden
     
    • Lappland
      • Gällivare
        • Leipojärvi
    		Augsten, R. (2008): Pegmatite in Lappland: Rubellit aus Suorravaara. Lapis, 33 (3), 29-32.
    • Norrbotten
      • Piteå
    		No reference listed
    • Västerbotten
      • Skellefteå
    		No reference listed
    Tajikistan
     
    • Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan (Viloyati Badakhshoni Kuni)
      • Pamir Mts
        • Rangkul' Highlands
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Scorrier area
            • Treleigh
              • Treleigh Wood Mine
    		No reference listed
      • Devon
        • Okehampton area (Northern Dartmoor)
    		http://www.mineralman.f9.co.uk/quarries/meldon.htm
    USA
     
    • California
      • Riverside Co.
        • Cahuilla District
          • Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila)
    		Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler\'s materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.
    Geffner, P. and Fisher, J. (1997) Recent Work at the Lithia Dyke Claim, Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California. Rocks & Minerals, 72 (3): pp. 156-161.
          • Juan Diego Flat
    		Laurano, A. F., Jr. (1991) Rainbow mine (Juan Diego) case files, 1988 thru 1991: unpublished.
          • Red Mountain
    		Rynerson, F. 1967. Exploring and Mining Gems & Gold in the West; Ch. 7, p.47; Ch. 14, p. 118-120: Naturegraph Publishers, Inc., Happy Camp, California.
          • Thomas Mountain
    		Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37: p. 21, 122-123, 171 p.
      • San Diego Co.
        • Aguanga Mountain District (Smith Mountain District)
    		Fisher, J. 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record 33(5): 371-373.
          • Oak Grove
            • Aguanga Mountain
    		Ware, J. W. (1935) Gem Mining in San Diego Co., California: Precious Blue Topaz; Gems & Gemology, Vol. I, No. 8, March-April, pages 218-219; 240pp.
        • Banner District
          • Rodriguez Canyon
    		Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 188.
        • Mesa Grande District
          • Gem Hill
    		Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 100.
    Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 104.
    Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37; pages 133-135.
    Mesa Grande Tourmaline & Gem Company 1906. Do It Now!! Buy Tourmaline Stock; The Pacific Monthly, Advertisement Section, January 1906. The Pacific Monthly Publishing Co.; Portland, Oregon.
    Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 110.
          • Hiriart Mountain (Heriart; Heriot; Hiriat Hill)
    		Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: pages 86, 132-133.
          • Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen)
    		Schaller, W. T. 1919. Gems & Precious Stones. Mineral Resources U.S., 1916, Part II - Nonmetals. Department of Interior, US Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington; p. 897.
    Swoboda, E. R. 2001. Pala district 1947-48: Unpublished field notes and personal interviews. Swoboda Inc., Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA; 5/2; 8 p.
    Rocks & Min.: 63:21.
    Jahns, R. H. and Wright, L. A. 1951. Gem and Lithium-bearing pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines special report 7A: 72 pp.
    Sheppard, J. B. 2008. History of the surface prospects and underground mining developments made along the northern portion of the Stewart pegmatite; personal communication with Scott L. Ritchie, SDMC. June/July.
    Sheppard, J. B. 2008. History of the surface prospects and underground mining developments made along the northern portion of the Stewart pegmatite; personal communication with Scott L. Ritchie, SDMC. June/July.
    Jahns, R. H. and Wright, L. A. 1951. Gem and Lithium-bearing pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines special report 7A, pages 55-56.
    Rocks & Min.: 63:48.
        • Rincon District
    		Hanley, J. B. 1951. Economic Geology of the Rincon Pegmatites, San Diego County, California. Department of Natural Resources, California Division of Mines, Special Report 7B: p 23.
          • Rincon Mountain (Boucher Hill)
    		Rogers, A. F. 1910. Minerals From The Pegmatite Veins Of Rincon, San Diego Co., California. Columbia University School Of Mines Quarterly Journal Of Applied Science, Vol. 31 pp. 208-218.
        • Warner Springs District
    		Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916), Gems and precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1915, part 2; Department of the Interior, Geological Survey: 856; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 371; San Diego Mining Company, 1998.
          • Warner Springs
    		Weber, F. H. 1963. Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology, County Report 3: p. 106; illus., maps.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont Co.
        • Eight Mile Park pegmatite District
    		Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide
      • Gunnison Co.
        • Quartz Creek District
          • Ohio City
    		Rocks & Min.: 24:233-234.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford Co.
        • Glastonbury
          • South Glastonbury
    		Rocks & Min.: 70:379
      • Middlesex Co.
        • Middletown
    		Rocks & Min.: 16: 279.
        • Portland
          • Collins Hill
    		Rocks & Min.: 12: 141-143.
    Seaman, 1976. Pegmatite Minerals of the World
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • Mt. Apatite District
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
        • Poland
    		No reference listed
      • Oxford Co.
        • Hebron
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
        • Newry
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
    King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
        • Paris
    		No reference listed
        • Rumford
    		www.cseg.ca/conferences/2000/825.PDF.
      • Sagadahoc Co.
        • Georgetown
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.
        • Topsham
    		No reference listed
    • North Carolina
    		Gema and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Wilton
    		Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978, Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina, Information Circular 24
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia Co.
        • Philadelphia
          • Tacony Creek Valley
    		Gordon: Min. Penn (1922) p. 230
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington Co.
        • Keystone District
          • Keystone
    		Rocks & Min.:10:147 & 60:112,116.
    • Wisconsin
      • Florence Co.
        • Fern
    		Rocks and Minerals 63:455
    Zimbabwe
     
    • Masvingo District
      • Bikita
    		Mineralogical Magazine 1946 27 : 157-165
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