Selwynite (of Ulrich)
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Name:
Named in honor of Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn
A Mixture Of:
Heavily decomposed igneous rock.
The Heathcote "Selwynite", originally proposed as a new mineral species, was later found to be a fine grained mixture of muscovite var. fuchsite and diaspore. Unrelated to the Wycheproof selwynite.
The Heathcote "Selwynite", originally proposed as a new mineral species, was later found to be a fine grained mixture of muscovite var. fuchsite and diaspore. Unrelated to the Wycheproof selwynite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47046:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
b6585873-fdef-4a18-880f-8f14df23f09f
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Selwynite (of Ulrich)
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References for Selwynite (of Ulrich)
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Localities for Selwynite (of Ulrich)
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Journal of Science (1870) |
Journal of Science (1870) | |
Sorrell (n.d.) |