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Tainiolite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Tainiolite

Pegmatite No. 45, Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Tainiolite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Tainiolite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Tainiolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Tainiolite

Pegmatite No. 45, Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Tainiolite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Tainiolite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Tainiolite

Pegmatite No. 45, Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt, Seidozero Lake, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Tainiolite, etc.

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About TainioliteHide

Formula:

KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂

Colour:

Colourless, brownish green

Lustre:

Vitreous, Silky

Hardness:

2½ - 3½

Specific Gravity:

2.83 - 2.90

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Trioctahedral mica Group > Mica Group

Name:

From Greek "tainia", ribbon, alluding to the tabular habit of its crystals.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland

Mica Group.
K analogue of garmite.

1M, 2M1, 3A polytypes.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7325

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7325:3

GUID
(UUID V4):

45e68282-9e28-4bec-9394-7396bb34e2cc

IMA Classification of TainioliteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂

Type description reference:

Flink, G. (1901) Part I: On the Minerals from Narsarsuk on the Firth of Tunugdliarfik in Southern Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, 24. 7-180pp.115-120

Classification of TainioliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.EC.15

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

Dana 8th ed.:

71.2.2b.9

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Tai	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Tai	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download
Tai	Warr (2020)	Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of TainioliteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Silky

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colourless, brownish green

Hardness:

2½ - 3½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Flexible

Cleavage:

Perfect
{001}

Density:

2.83 - 2.90 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.80 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of TainioliteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.522 - 1.541 n_β = 1.553 - 1.570 n_γ = 1.553 - 1.570

2V:

Measured: 2° to 5°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.031

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

r > v or r < v

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = colorless to pale greenish brown; Y = Z = yellowish to reddish brown.

Chemistry of TainioliteHide

Mindat Formula:

KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂

Elements listed:

F, K, Li, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of TainioliteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.254(2) Å, b = 9.110(4) Å, c = 10.187(2) Å
β = 99.85(4)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.577 : 1 : 1.118

Unit Cell V:

480.40 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Twinning:

Penetration trillings rare

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010797	Tainiolite	Toraya H, Iwai S, Marumo F, Hirao M (1977) The crystal structure of taeniolite, KLiMg2Si4O10F2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 146 73-83		1977	synthetic	0	293

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'Iwai S'
'Marumo F'
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_journal_name_full 'Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie'
_journal_volume 146 
_journal_year 1977
_journal_page_first 73
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 The crystal structure of taeniolite, KLiMg2Si4O10F2
 Note: this is the 1M polytype
;
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_chemical_formula_sum 'K.967 (Mg2.034 Li.966) Si4 O10 F2'
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_cell_length_c 10.140
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 99.86
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.834
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K   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.96700
Mg1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.70800
Li1   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.29200
Mg2   0.00000   0.33442   0.50000   0.66300
Li2   0.00000   0.33442   0.50000   0.33700
Si   0.07573   0.16666   0.22829   1.00000
O1   0.04940   0.00000   0.16500   1.00000
O2   0.30750   0.24730   0.16500   1.00000
O3   0.12840   0.16680   0.38710   1.00000
F   0.63330   0.00000   0.39670   1.00000
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K 0.02409 0.02385 0.02285 0.00000 0.00417 0.00000
Mg1 0.00848 0.00704 0.00794 0.00000 0.00256 0.00000
Li1 0.00848 0.00704 0.00794 0.00000 0.00256 0.00000
Mg2 0.00754 0.00778 0.00784 0.00000 0.00117 0.00000
Li2 0.00754 0.00778 0.00784 0.00000 0.00117 0.00000
Si 0.00552 0.00545 0.00566 0.00000 0.00123 -0.00005
O1 0.01547 0.00599 0.00854 0.00000 0.00123 0.00000
O2 0.00888 0.01270 0.00814 -0.00433 0.00183 -0.00041
O3 0.00861 0.00816 0.00587 -0.00021 0.00130 0.00000
F 0.01211 0.01195 0.01143 0.00000 0.00240 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.34 Å	(100)
10.04 Å	(74)
5.01 Å	(44)
1.999 Å	(35)
3.12 Å	(26)
2.88 Å	(25)
3.60 Å	(17)

Comments:

1M.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of TainioliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

nepheline syenite pegmatites.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Quartz

Dickite

Reference:

Flink G (1901) On the minerals from Narsarsuk on the Firth of Tunugdliarfik in Southern Greenland. 25. Tainiolite. Meddelelser om Grønland 24, 115-120

Other Language Names for TainioliteHide

German:Taeniolith
Tainiolit

Russian:Тайниолит

Spanish:Taeniolita
Tainiolita

Swedish:Glimmaraktiga Listor

Relationship of Tainiolite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Trioctahedral mica Group > Mica Group

Other Members of this group:

Aspidolite	NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Balestraite	KLi₂V⁵⁺Si₄O₁₂	Mon. 2 : B2
Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ephesite	NaLiAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
Garmite	CsLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Hendricksite	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Kreiterite	CsLi₂Fe³⁺(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Lepidolite	A Li-rich mica in, or close to, the so-called Polylithionite-Trilithionite series.	Mon.
Masutomilite	(K,Rb)(Li,Mn³⁺,Al)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
Norrishite	KLiMn³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Orlovite	KLi₂Ti(Si₄O₁₀)OF	Mon. 2 : B2
Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Preiswerkite	NaMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Shirokshinite	K(NaMg₂)(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Shirozulite	KMn²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Sokolovaite	CsLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
Suhailite	(NH₄)Fe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Trilithionite	K(Li_1.5Al_1.5)(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Wonesite	(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Zinnwaldite	Mica Group.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

10 photos of Tainiolite associated with Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂
6 photos of Tainiolite associated with Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
6 photos of Tainiolite associated with Zirconium-bearing Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
6 photos of Tainiolite associated with Rutile	TiO₂
4 photos of Tainiolite associated with Leifite	(Na,H₂O)Na₆[Be₂Al₂(Al,Si)Si₁₅O₃₉]F₂
3 photos of Tainiolite associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
3 photos of Tainiolite associated with Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
2 photos of Tainiolite associated with Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite	(Ca,Mn²⁺)₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH) or Ca₅([P,Mn⁵⁺]O₄)₃(F,Cl,OH)
2 photos of Tainiolite associated with Manganoneptunite	KNa₂Li(Mn²⁺)₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂
2 photos of Tainiolite associated with Serandite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.EC.	Balestraite	KLi₂V⁵⁺Si₄O₁₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.	Meifuite	KFe₆(Si₇Al)O₁₉(OH)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Minnesotaite	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Willemseite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.9.EC.	Voloshinite	Rb(LiAl_1.5◻_0.5)(Al_0.5Si_3.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Ferripyrophyllite	Fe³⁺Si₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.10	Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1
9.EC.10	Luanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Fluorluanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.10	Manganiceladonite	K(MgMn³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Garmite	CsLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Gorbunovite	CsLi₂(Ti,Fe)Si₄O₁₀(F,OH,O)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.15	Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chernykhite	(Ba,Na)(V³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Montdorite	(K,Na)₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₅(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Nanpingite	CsAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Tobelite	(NH₄,K)Al₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromphyllite	K(Cr,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Ferroceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromceladonite	K(MgCr◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.15	Ganterite	(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	UM1988-22-SiO:AlCaFFeHKLiMg	KLiMgAl₂Si₃O₁₀F₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Kreiterite	CsLi₂Fe³⁺(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Annite	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Ephesite	NaLiAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.20	Hendricksite	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Masutomilite	(K,Rb)(Li,Mn³⁺,Al)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Norrishite	KLiMn³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Preiswerkite	NaMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Siderophyllite	KFe²⁺₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Fluorotetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Wonesite	(Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Eastonite	KMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Tetraferriannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Trilithionite	K(Li_1.5Al_1.5)(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Fluorannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Shirokshinite	K(NaMg₂)(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Shirozulite	KMn²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Sokolovaite	CsLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Aspidolite	NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Fluorophlogopite	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi	(Cs,K)(Al,Li)_2.6((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂
9.EC.20	Suhailite	(NH₄)Fe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Yangzhumingite	KMg_2.5(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Orlovite	KLi₂Ti(Si₄O₁₀)OF	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Oxyphlogopite	K(Mg,Ti,Fe)₃[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Chloroferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(Cl,OH,F)₂
9.EC.22	Pimelite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Hex.
9.EC.30	Chlorophaeite	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Fe₂Si₄O₁₃ · 10H₂O
9.EC.30	Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Anandite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃((Si,Al,Fe)₄O₁₀)(S,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Clintonite	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Kinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn²⁺,Al)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Ferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Oxykinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Fluorokinoshitalite	BaMg₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Beidellite	(Na,Ca_0.5)_0.3Al₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Kurumsakite	(Zn,Ni,Cu)₈Al₈V⁵⁺₂Si₅O₃₅ · 27H₂O (?)	Orth.
9.EC.40	Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Volkonskoite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.40	Yakhontovite	(Ca,Na)_0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Hectorite	Na_0.3(Mg,Li)₃(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Sauconite	Na_0.3Zn₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Spadaite	MgSiO₂(OH)₂ · H₂O (?)
9.EC.45	Stevensite	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-x(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.45	Swinefordite	Li(Al,Li,Mg)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Zincsilite	Zn₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O (?)	Mon.
9.EC.45	Ferrosaponite	Ca_0.3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Hanjiangite	Ba₂CaV³⁺Al(H₂AlSi₃O₁₂)(CO₃)₂F	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.50	Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.52	Tarasovite	near NaKAl₁₁Si₁₃O₄₀(OH)₉ · 3H₂O
9.EC.55	Baileychlore	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	Tric. 1
9.EC.55	Chamosite	(Fe²⁺)₅Al(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55	Franklinfurnaceite	Ca₂Fe³⁺Mn²⁺₃Mn³⁺(Zn₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55	Gonyerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₅Fe³⁺(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Orth.
9.EC.55	Nimite	(Ni,Mg,Al)₆((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Orthochamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈
9.EC.55	Pennantite	Mn²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Tric.
9.EC.55	Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Donbassite	Al_4.33(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55	Glagolevite	Na(Mg,Al)₆(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.55	Borocookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[BSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. m : Bb
9.EC.60	Aliettite	Ca_0.2Mg₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Corrensite	(Mg,Fe)₉((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₁₀ · nH₂O	Orth.
9.EC.60	Dozyite	Mg₇Al₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₅)(OH)₁₂	Mon.
9.EC.60	Hydrobiotite	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)	Mon.
9.EC.60	Kulkeite	Mg₈Al(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Lunijianlaite	Li_0.7Al_6.2(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH,O)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Saliotite	(Li,Na)Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Tosudite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₆((Si,Al)₈O₁₈)(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60	Brinrobertsite	Na_0.3Al₄(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH)₄ · 3.5 H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.65	Macaulayite	(Fe,Al)₂₄Si₄O₄₃(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.70	Burckhardtite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺Te⁶⁺)[AlSi₃O₈]O₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
9.EC.75	Ferrisurite	(Pb,Ca)_2.4Fe³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)(CO₃)_1.7(OH)₃ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.75	Surite	(Pb,Ca)₃(Al,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.EC.75	Niksergievite	(Ba,Ca)₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(CO₃)(OH)₆ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.80	Kegelite	Pb₈Al₄(Si₈O₂₀)(SO₄)₂(CO₃)₄(OH)₈	Mon.

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Flink, G.(1898): Meddelelser om Grønland 14: 234. [Tainiolite referred to as "Glimmaraktiga Listor" (mica-like strings)].

Flink, G. (1901) Part I: On the Minerals from Narsarsuk on the Firth of Tunugdliarfik in Southern Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, 24. 7-180

Toraya,H.,Iwai,S., Marumo,F. & Hirao, M.(1977): The crystal structure of taeniolite, KLiMg2Si4O10F2, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 146: 73-83.

Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1984): 113: 72.

Mineralogical Record (1990): 21: 342.

Rieder, M., Cavazzini, G., D’Yakonov, Y.S., Frank-Kamenetskii, V.A., Gottardt, G., Guggenheim, S., Koval, P.V., Muller, G., Neiva, A.M.R., Radoslovich, E.W., Robert, J.L., Sassi, F.P., Takeda, H., Weiss, Z., Wones, D.R. (1998) Nomenclature of the micas. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (3) 905-912

Armbruster T, Richards R P, Gnos E, Pettke T, Herwegh M (2007) Unusual fibrous sodian tainiolite epitactic on phlogopite from marble xenoliths of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist 45, 541-549.

Julien Feneyrol, Daniel Ohnenstetter, Gaston Giuliani, Anthony E. Fallick, Claire Rollion-Bard, Jean-Louis Robert, Elias P. Malisa (2012): Evidence of evaporites in the genesis of the vanadian grossular 'tsavorite' deposit in Namalulu, Tanzania. Canadian Mineralogist 50, 745-769. ["first description of metamorphic tainiolite"]

(2023) Tainiolite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Afghanistan
Helmand Reg District Khanneshin complex ⓘ Central Khanneshin deposit	Tucker et al. (2012)

Brazil
Minas Gerais Araxá ⓘ Barreiro	Traversa et al. (2001)
Poços de Caldas ⓘ Bortolan quarry	Atencio et al. (1999)
ⓘ Poços de Caldas alkaline complex	Azzi (2019)

Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	166-175. +2 other references
Lajemmerais RCM Varennes & St-Amable ⓘ Saint-Amable sill	Horváth et al. (1998)
ⓘ Demix-Varennes quarry	HORVÁTH (2010)

China
Inner Mongolia Baotou City (Baotou Prefecture) Bayan Obo mining district Bayan Obo ⓘ Bayan Obo deposit	Le Bas et al. (1992)
Xinjiang Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture) Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.) Kaerqiaer fluorite Belt ⓘ Kumutashi deposit	Gao et al. (2024)
ⓘ Xiaobaihegou fluorite deposit	Gao et al. (2024)
Yunnan Pu'er Ximeng County ⓘ Amo Sn deposit	Daxian Zhao and Guangting Tang (1991)

Finland
Lapland Savukoski Tulppio Sokli carbonatite complex ⓘ Jammi	Sarapää +8 other references
ⓘ Kaulus	Ani et al. (2013)

Germany
Bavaria Upper Palatinate Neustadt an der Waldnaab District Waidhaus Hagendorf ⓘ Hagendorf South Pegmatite

Greenland (TL)
Kujalleq Igaliku Narsaarsuk Plateau ⓘ Narssârssuk pegmatite (TL)	Bøggild (1953)

Italy
Piedmont Cuneo Province Ormea ⓘ Pornassino	Piccoli et al. (2007)
ⓘ Case Pollaio	Cabella R. et al. (1987) +2 other references

Namibia
ǁKaras Region ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency ⓘ Dicker Willem (Dicker Wilhelm; Garubberg)	Jour Pet 39:2123-2136

New Zealand
Otago Region Queenstown-Lakes District Makarora ⓘ Alpine Dyke Swarm	Cooper et al. (2008)

Norway
Telemark Porsgrunn Siktesøya ⓘ Tangane	Larsen et al. (2010)
ⓘ Valleråsen	Larsen et al. (2010)

Russia
Aldan Shield Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence ⓘ Murunskii Massif	[Lapis 1993:4 p.13-20]
Buryatia Mama River Basin Maigunda River ⓘ Burpala alkaline massif	A.M. Portnov data +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai Boguchansky District Chadobets alkaline complex ⓘ Chuktukon carbonatite massif	Sharygin +12 other references
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Koashva Mt	PEKOV et al. (2013)
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	Pekov et al. (2004)
Yukspor Mt Hackman Valley ⓘ Lovchorrite Mine	Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie (2003)
Lovozersky District Alluaiv Mountain Umbozero mine ⓘ Shomiokitovoe pegmatite
ⓘ Malyi Punkaruaiv Mountain	Yakovenchuk et al. (2011)
Seidozero Lake ⓘ Lepkhe-Nel'm Mt	Pekov (2003)
ⓘ Pegmatite No. 45	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference
Republic of Karelia Medvezhyegorsky District Zaonezhie peninsula ⓘ Velikaya Guba Deposit	Pekov (1998)

Spain
Community of Madrid Manzanares el Real ⓘ Arroyo de la Yedra	Oberti +4 other references

Tajikistan
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif	Pautov (2003)

Tanzania
Manyara Region Simanjiro District ⓘ Namalulu tsavorite deposit	Feneyrol J. et al. (20)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Azov Sea Region Oktyabr'skii Massif ⓘ Dmitrievskii quarry	Victor V. Sharygin analytycal data (2013)

USA
Arkansas Garland County Lake Catherine ⓘ V intrusive	Rocks and Minerals (1988)
Hot Spring County Magnet Cove ⓘ Christy property (Christy Brookite deposit; Magnet Cove Rutile Mine; Mo-Ti; Wynn O; Christy Titania)	V.C. Fryklund and D.F. Holbrook (1950)
ⓘ Diamond Jo Quarry	Smith (1988)
ⓘ Jones Mill Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry; Highway 51 Quarry; Mid-State Quarry)	Karl Estes (1998)
ⓘ Kilpatrick and Adams Mine (Hardy-Walsh Brookite deposit)	Erickson +2 other references
ⓘ Magnet Cove Rutile Company deposits (Titanium Corporation of America Mine; Beaver Lake Estates)	Rocks & Min.: 63:110.
ⓘ Mo-Ti Corporation prospect (The Pyrite deposits; Cotton Golden Farm; Southern Acid & Sulphur Company Prospect)	Rocks & Min.: 63:110.
ⓘ Rutherford deposit (Moses Hill; Cemetery deposit; Miller deposit)	Rocks & Minerals 63:2 pp 104-125
ⓘ Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine	Rocks & Min.: 63:109. +2 other references
California Humboldt County Coastal Range ⓘ Coyote Peak	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 430 +3 other references
Colorado Gunnison County White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) ⓘ Iron Hill deposit	Eckel et al. (1997)
Wisconsin Marathon County Wausau Intrusive Complex Stettin pluton ⓘ Dehnel's pit	Buchholt et al. (2015)
ⓘ Summit Mine	Buchholt et al. (2015)

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