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Xonotlite Group

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Xonotlite
Spagnago, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
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Compare also the related Tobermorite Group.

Classification of Xonotlite Group

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Relationship of Xonotlite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Chivruaiite
Ca
 
4
(Ti,Nb)
 
5
(Si
 
6
O
 
17
)
 
2
(OH,O)
 
5
 · 13-14H
 
2
O
Haineaultite
(Na,Ca)
 
5
Ca(Ti,Nb)
 
5
(Si
 
6
O
 
17
)
 
2
(OH,F)
 
8
 · 5H
 
2
O
Xonotlite
Ca
 
6
(Si
 
6
O
 
17
)(OH)
 
2
Zorite
Na
 
8
(Ti,Nb)
 
5
(Si
 
6
O
 
17
)
 
2
(OH,O)
 
5
 · 14H
 
2
O

Other Information

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    • Localities for Xonotlite 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.
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Huon district
        • Weld river
    		[Xonotlite] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    • Victoria
    		[Xonotlite] Aust.Jour. Earth Sci. 46:251 (1999)
    Canada
     
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Newfoundland
        • Bay of Islands
          • Cox's Cove
    		[Xonotlite]
    • Québec
      • Estrie
        • Les Sources RCM
          • Asbestos
    		[Xonotlite] Grice, J.D. and Williams, R. (1979): Famous mineral localities: The Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec. Mineralogical Record, 10(2):69-80
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		[Haineaultite] A.C. McDonald, G.Y. Chao: Can. Mineral. 42:769-780 (2004)
      • Outaouais
        • Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM
          • Chelsea
    		[Xonotlite] Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41
    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Havlíčkův Brod
    		[Xonotlite] Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    Germany
     
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Mühltal
          • Nieder-Beerbach
    		[Xonotlite]
    Greenland
     
    • Tunu (East Greenland) Province
      • Kangerlussuaq Firth
        • Kangerlussuaq complex
    		[Xonotlite] MinRec 16:485-494
    Iceland
     
    • Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands)
      • Surtsey Island
    		[Xonotlite] Jacobsson et al (1992) Encrustations from Lava Caves in Surtsey, Iceland. A Preliminary Report: Surtsey Research Progress Report X: 73-78 Reykjevik, Iceland.
    Ireland
     
    • Co. Sligo
      • Killala Bay
    		[Xonotlite] Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, p. 506.
    Israel
     
    • Negev
    		[Xonotlite] Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp.
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
        • Malenco Valley
          • Lanterna Valley
            • Lanzada
    		[Xonotlite] Bedogné, F. (2006): Xonotlite della Val Lanterna, Valmalenco (SO). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30, 254-255.
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Trento Province
        • Fiemme Valley
          • Predazzo
    		[Xonotlite] Demartin, F., Campostrini, I., Grisotto, M., & Grisotto, L. (2006). I Canzoccoli. Una località classica presso Predazzo, Val di Fiemme, Trento. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(3), 166-177.
    • Tuscany
      • Pisa Province
        • Castelnuovo Val di Cecina
    		[Xonotlite] Bonaccorsi E., Merlino S., Orlandi P.(1996): Breve nota sulla xonotlite di Monte Castelli. Atti Soc. tosc. Sci. nat., Mem., Serie A, 103.
    • Veneto
      • Padova Province
        • Euganei Hills
          • Faedo
    		[Xonotlite] Passaglia E. and Taglavini A. (1995): Erionite from Faedo, Colli Euganei, Italy. N.Jb.Miner.Mh.,4, pagg.185-191.
      • Vicenza Province
        • Astico Valley
    		[Xonotlite] Collections Alessandro Mattiello and Padua University
        • Laghi
    		[Xonotlite] Zordan, A., Boscardin, M., & Zorzi, F. (2008). Foshagite di Contrada Molini, Laghi (Vicenza). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2008, 178-180.
    [Xonotlite] Lapis, 15 (12), 27-32+50.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
          • Itoigawa City
            • Ohmi
    		[Xonotlite] Alluvial cobbles in innumerable collections; common.
        • Shizuoka Prefecture
          • Amagi-Yugashima
    		[Xonotlite] Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
      • Chugoku Region
        • Okayama Prefecture
          • Akaiwa City
    		[Xonotlite] http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/xonotlite.pdf
          • Takahashi City
            • Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho)
    		[Xonotlite] Mineralogical Journal Vol. 14 (1989) , No. 7 pp 299-302
    [Xonotlite] Matsueda, H. (1983) Journal of the Mining College, Akita University, Ser. A, Mining Geology, 6, #3, 259-292.
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
    		[Xonotlite] Matsuyama, F. (2001)
    • Shikoku Island
      • Kochi Prefecture
        • Kochi City
          • Rendai
    		[Xonotlite]
        • Konan City
    		[Xonotlite] Handbook of Mineralogy, (c) 2001.
    Mexico
     
    • Hidalgo
      • Mun. de Pachuca
        • Pachuca de Soto (Pachuca)
    		[Xonotlite] Panczner(1987):399.
    • Puebla
      • Mun. de Tetela de Ocampo
        • Tetela de Ocampo (Tetela; Tetella de Ocampo)
    		[Xonotlite] Panczner(1987):399.
    [Xonotlite] Panczner(1987):399.
    [Xonotlite] Pancnzer(1987):399.
    [Xonotlite] Panczner (1987): 399.
      • Mun. de Tetela del Oro
        • Tetela del Oro
    		[Xonotlite] Panczner(1987):399.
    [Xonotlite] Dana 6:569; Panczner(1987):399.
    New Zealand
     
    • North Island
      • Waikato
        • Piopio
    		[Xonotlite] O'Brien, J. P., & Rodgers, K. A. (1973). Xonotlite and rodingites from Wairere, New Zealand. Mineralogical Magazine, 39, 233-240.
    • South Island
      • Southland
    		[Xonotlite] Judy Rowe collection
    Puerto Rico
     
    [Xonotlite] AmMin 38:860
    Romania
     
    • Hunedoara Co.
      • Hunedoara
    		[Xonotlite] Marincea, Ş., Bilal, E., Verkaeren, J., Pascal, M.-L., and Fonteilles, M. (2001) Superposed paragenesis in spurrite-, tilleyite- and gehlenite-bearing skarns from Cornet Hill, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1435-1453.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 39, pp. 1405-1434 (2001)
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
    		[Xonotlite] [World of Stones 12:49]
      • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
        • Taimyr Peninsula
          • Putoran Plateau
    		[Xonotlite]
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		[Xonotlite] http://geo.web.ru/druza/l-Tamvatnei.htm
    • Northern Caucasus Region
      • Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
        • Baksan Valley
    		[Xonotlite] Pavel M. Kartashov data
        • Verkhnechegemskaya caldera (Verkhni Chegem caldera; Upper Chegem caldera)
    		[Xonotlite] A. E. Zadov data
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		[Chivruaiite] Men'skikov, Y.P. et al (2006), American Mineralogist: 91: 922-928.
          • Lovozero Massif
    		[Chivruaiite] Y. P. Men'shikov et al.: Am. Min. 91:922-928 (2006)
            • Karnasurt Mt
    		[Zorite] Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    South Africa
     
    • Limpopo Province
      • Phalaborwa
        • Loolekop
    		[Xonotlite] Minerals of South Africa
    • Northern Cape Province
      • Kalahari manganese fields
        • Black Rock
    		[Xonotlite] Rob Lavinsky photo
        • Hotazel
    		[Xonotlite] No reference listed
        • Kuruman
          • N'Chwaning Mines
    		[Xonotlite] Minerals of South Africa
    Sweden
     
    • Medelpad
      • Sundsvall
    		[Xonotlite] Sandström, F., Binett, T., Wiklund, C. & Vikström, J. (2010): Alnöområdets geologi och mineralogi. Litiofilen. 27 (2) :14-42
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		[Xonotlite] Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
        • Persberg district
          • Pajsberg
    		[Xonotlite] Kjell Gatedal + Mofjell, E. (1990): Mineralnytt från Sverige. STEIN 17(4),38
    UK
     
    • Scotland
      • Buchan Grampian (Aberdeenshire)
        • Huntly
          • The Bin (Bin of Huntly)
    		[Xonotlite] BMS Collection
      • North West Highlands (Inverness-shire)
        • Glen Urquhart
    		[Xonotlite] [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
      • Strathclyde (Argyllshire)
        • Isle of Mull
    		[Xonotlite] [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
    [Xonotlite] Dana 6:569
    [Xonotlite] Dana 6:569
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Gila Co.
        • Dripping Spring Mts
          • Banner District
            • Christmas area
              • Christmas
    		[Xonotlite] Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 358, 428; Cesbron, F.P. & S.A. Williams (1980), Apachite and gilalite, two new copper silicates from Christmas, AZ, Min.Mag.: 43: 639-641.
    • California
      • Colusa Co.
        • Stonyford
    		[Xonotlite] Mr. Gail E. Dunning.
      • Mendocino Co.
        • Cloverdale area
          • Russian River
    		[Xonotlite] Pabst, Adolf, Gross, E.B., and Alfors, J.T. (1967) Rosenhahnite, a new hydrous calcium silicate from Mendocino County, California. American Mineralogist: 52: 336; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 409.
        • Coastal Range
          • Reeves Place
            • Leech Lake Mountain
    		[Xonotlite] Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 390; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 409, 410.
      • Monterey Co.
        • Diablo Range
          • Priest Valley
    		[Xonotlite] Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 390.
      • Riverside Co.
        • Crestmore
          • Crestmore quarries
            • Sky Blue Hill
    		[Xonotlite] Eakle, Arthur Starr (1917), Minerals associated with the crystalline limestone at Crestmore, Riverside County, California: University of California Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 10: 327-360; Eakle, Arthur Starr (1921), Jurupaite, a new mineral: American Mineralogist: 6: 107-109; Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmorre, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 352-381; Daly, John W. (1935), Paragenesis of mineral assemblages at Crestmore, California American Mineralogist: 20: 654; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 409.
      • San Francisco Co.
    		[Xonotlite] www.missourigeologists.org/Min-Loc1-2005.pdf.
    [Xonotlite] Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 115, 390.
          • Fort Point
    		[Xonotlite] Eakle, Arthur Starr (1901), Mineralogical notes; with chemical analyses by W.T. Schaller: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 2: 316; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 222, 390; Schlocker, J. (1974) Geology of the San Francisco North quadrangle. USGS Professional Paper 782, 109 pp.; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 201-202, 409.
      • Santa Barbara Co.
        • Guadalupe
    		[Xonotlite] Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 409.
        • Santa Ynez
    		[Xonotlite] Hanks, Henry Garber (1888), Pectolite Mining and Scientific Press: 56: 44; Irelan, William, Jr. (1890a), Ninth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 9, 352 pp.: 47; Larsen, Esper Signius (1923), The identity of eakleite and xonotlite: American Mineralogist: 8: 181-182; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 285.
    [Xonotlite] Larsen, Esper Signius (1917), Eakleite, a new mineral from California: American Journal of Science, 4th. series: 43: 464-465; Larsen, Esper Signius (1923), The identity of eakleite and xonotlite: American Mineralogist: 8: 181-182; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 173, 390.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery Co.
        • Rockville
    		[Xonotlite] [MinRec 30:467]
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw Co.
        • Lake Superior
    		[Xonotlite] AmMin 7:23
    • Missouri
      • St. Genevieve Co.
    		[Xonotlite] R&M 73:2 pp 98-117
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Franklin
    		[Xonotlite] Palache(1935):114; Dunn(1995):Pt3:450.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham Co.
        • Durham
    		[Xonotlite] Kenny Gay message 15.09.2005
    • Texas
      • Culberson Co.
        • Apache Peak area
    		[Xonotlite] Rocks & Minerals: 66(3): 196-224.; Am Min 51:1766-1774
    • Vermont
      • Orleans & Lamoille Cos.
        • Lowell & Eden
    		[Xonotlite] Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun Co.
    		[Xonotlite] AmMin 10:12
    [Xonotlite] Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    [Xonotlite] Minerals of Virginia 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    • Washington
      • Skagit Co.
        • Cypress Island
    		[Xonotlite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.74
    [Xonotlite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.74
          • Triangulation Point
    		[Xonotlite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.74
      • Whatcom Co.
    		[Xonotlite] Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.85
    [Xonotlite] Minerals of Washington, B. Cannon, 1975
    [Xonotlite] Minerals of Washington, B. Cannon, 1975
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