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Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA
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Colour:white
Name:Named in 1867 by Charles U. Shepard. A similar material, from the same occurrence as cymatolite (boulders on the Barrus Farm, Goshen, Massachusetts), was named Aglaite by A. Julien in 1877, but cymatolite has precedence and is the common name used today. Cymatolite was originally listed as a variety equivalent to Pihlite.


A somewhat lamellar to parallel fibrous, usually white replacement of Spodumene by a mixture of Muscovite and Albite.

Classification of Cymatolite

Explanation of status:mixture
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Physical Properties of Cymatolite

Lustre:Silky, Pearly, Dull
Colour:white
Tenacity:Brittle
Parting:breaks along curved planes rich in muscovite
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven, Splintery, Fibrous, Micaceous

Other Names for Cymatolite

Synonyms:
Aglaite
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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 Cymatolite

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Dana, J. and Brush, G., 1868, A System of Mineralogy, John Wiley & Son, New York, p. 455-456 (cited private communication with the namer, Charles U. Shepard)

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    Australia
     
    • Western Australia
      • Ravensthorpe Shire
    		M. Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Pegmatites of Western Australia; (Perth 2007)
    M. Jacobson, M. Calderwood, B Grguric; Pegmatites of Western Australia; (Perth 2007)
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    • Arizona
      • Yavapai Co.
    		London, D. and Burt, D., 1982, Alteration of spodumene, Montebrasite and Lithiophilite in Pegmatites of the White Picacho District, Arizona, American Mineralogist, v 67, p. 97-113.
          • Independence Gulch
    		London, D. and Burt, D., 1982, Alteration of spodumene, Montebrasite and Lithiophilite in Pegmatites of the White Picacho District, Arizona, American Mineralogist, v 67, p. 97-113
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
        • Bethel
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.25.
        • Town of Ridgefield
          • Branchville
    		Brush and Dana (1880); Shainin, V., 1946, The Branchville Pegmatite, American Mineralogist, v. 31, p. 329-345.; USGS Prof Paper 255; Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Peru
    		Dick Dionne
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire Co.
        • Chesterfield
    		Emerson, B. K. (1895). A Mineralogical Lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties, Massachusetts, p.158.
        • Goshen
    		Dana, J. and Brush, G, 1868, A System of Mineralogy.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Grafton
    		Morrill, P. , 1960, New Hampshite Mines and Minerals Localities.
      • Strafford Co.
        • Strafford
          • Parker Mountain
    		Morrill, P. , 1960, New Hampshite Mines and Minerals Localities.; Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp234-241; USGS Prof Paper 255
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