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Esmarkite (of Berzelius)

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Name:	Name introduced by Berzelius for a mineral found at the Brekke Farm, Bamble, Telemark. The name is in honour of the vicar and mineralogist Hans Morten Thrane Esmark (1801-1882). A chemical analysis of the mineral showed it to be an alumosilicate of magnesium and iron. Erdmann (1840) regarded it as a hydrous dichroite (= cordierite)
Synonym of:	Cordierite

A weathered cordierite.

References for Esmarkite (of Berzelius)
Reference List: - +	Erdmann, A. (1842): Undersökning af tvenne nye Mineralier, Praseolit och Esmarkit, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 181-190 Raade, G. (1996): Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 11, 104s + plates 1-7
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