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Iceland Spar

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Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
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Colour:Clear
Name:After the original locality in Iceland.
A variety of Calcite

An optically clear form of calcite, originally from Iceland, but may occur anywhere.
Originally reported from Helgustadir Mine, Eskifjord, Iceland.

Classification of Iceland Spar

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Physical Properties of Iceland Spar

Colour:Clear

Other Names for Iceland Spar

Synonyms:
Icelandic Spar
Other Languages:
German:Doppelspat
Doppelstein
Latin:Cristallus islandica
Crystallus talcosa seu Islandica
Spatum pellucidum objecta duplicans

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 Iceland Spar

Reference List:Hastings (1888) American Journal of Science: 35: 60.

Offret (1890) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 13: 580.

Dufet (1893) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 16: 157.

Gifford (1902) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: 70: 336.

Hintze, Carl (1916) Handbuch der Mineralogie. Berlin and Leipzig. 6 volumes: vol. 1(3A): 2839.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 142, 155.

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    Localities for Iceland Spar

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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
     
    • Queensland
    		Updated list originally distributed by University of Queensland
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Drosendorf
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Brazil
     
    • Central-West Region
      • Mato Grosso do Sul
    		Bráulio França Ferreira .
    Iceland
     
    • Mosfellsbaer
    		self collected by Jamison Turnbull
    • Reydarfjörđur
    		No reference listed
    • Suður-Múlasýsla
    		No reference listed
    Norway
     
    • Svalbard
      • Spitsbergen
    		Kjærnet, T. (2000): Minerallokaliteter på Svalbard. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 17: 12-18
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai)
        • Evenkia (Evenkiyskiy Autonomous okrug)
          • Nizhnyaya Tunguska River Basin (Lower Tunguska River)
    		Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva : 132: 68-74.
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
          • Troitsk
    		http://be.sci-lib.com/article051435.html
    Sweden
     
    • Skåne
      • Helsingborg
        • Ottarp
    		Swedish Nat.Musuem
    UK
     
    • England
      • Derbyshire
        • Wensley
    		Rocks & Min.: 22: 1123.
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Greenlee Co.
    		Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.; MRDS database Dep. ID #10065784, MRDS ID #TC41211.
      • Yavapai Co.
        • Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range)
          • Castle Creek District
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 46.
    • Montana
      • Park Co.
        • Chadborn
          • Brackett Creek
    		Rocks & Min.: 18:108.
        • Livingston
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 156.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon Co.
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
      • Washoe Co.
        • Sand Pass District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel Co.
    		Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
    AmMin 25:151
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