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Bellite

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La Poderosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
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Formula:
(Pb, CrO
 
4
, AsO
 
4
, SiO
 
2
)
Colour:Bright crimson-red, ...
Name:After Mr. W.R. Bell, of Tasmania, Australia.
A variety of Mimetite

Initially thought to be a supposed arsenate-chromate of lead associated with crocoite and mimetite (Magnet Mine, Tasmania). Analysis suggested a mixture of Crocoite, Mimetite and Quartz. It has also been suggested to be a 10:1 mixture of Cerussite and Crocoite. Discredited in 1993 and stated to be a Chromian Mimetite.
Originally reported from Magnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Tasmania, Australia.

Classification of Bellite

IMA status:Discredited 1993
Explanation of status:Shown to be a Cr-bearing mimetite.
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Physical Properties of Bellite

Colour:Bright crimson-red, bright yellow to orange.

Chemical Properties of Bellite

Formula:
(Pb, CrO
 
4
, AsO
 
4
, SiO
 
2
)
Essential elements:Pb
All elements listed in formula:As, Cr, O, Pb, Si

Other Names for Bellite

Other Languages:
German:Bellit
Spanish:Bellita

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 Bellite

Reference List:Petterd (1904) Notes on Tasmanian Minerals, Tasmania (published privately).

Petterd, W.F. (1910) Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. 221pp., Hobart.

Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 45.

Nickel, E. H. & Hitchen, G. J. (1993): "Bellite" revisited. Mineralogical Magazine, 57, 538-40.

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. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 895.

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    Localities for Bellite

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    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Waratah district
        • Magnet
    		[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", p65]
    Chile
     
    • Antofagasta Region
      • Tocopilla Province
        • Sierra Gorda District
          • Caracoles
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