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Spizzicatore Hill, Allumiere, Tolfa Mts District, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
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Colour:Black
Name:According to its colour, from the Greek μελανός for "black".
A variety of Andradite

A black titanoan (up to 11.5 mas.% TiO2, usually ~5 or less mas.%) variety of Andradite garnet.

Classification of Melanite

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Physical Properties of Melanite

Colour:Black

Other Names for Melanite

Other Languages:
German:Melanit
Spanish:Melanita

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 Melanite

Reference List:

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Howie, R.A., A.R. Wooley, J.H. Scoon, R.C. Tyler & J.N. Walsh (1968), The role of titanium and the effect of TiO2 on the cell size, refractive index, and specific gravity in the andradite-melanite-schorlomite series: Mineralogical Magazine: 36: 775-790.

Huggins, F.E., D. Virgo & H.G. Huckenbolz (1977), Titanium-containing silicate garnets: II. The crystal chemistry of melanites and schorlomites: American Mineralogist: 62: 646-665.

Schwartz, K.B., Nolet, D.A., and Burns, R.G. (1980) Mössbauer spectroscopy and crystal chemistry of natural Fe-Ti garnets. American Mineralogist: 65: 142-153.

Agrosì, G., Scandale, E., and Digennaro, M.A. (2001) Growth defects of a melanite crystal. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen: 176: 89-107.

Agrosì, G., Schingaro, E., Pedrazzi, G., Scandale, E., and Scordari, F. (2002) A crystal chemical insight into sector zoning of a titanian andradite ('melanite') crystal. European Journal of Mineralogy: 14: 785-794.

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    • Localities for Melanite

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    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • King Island
        • Grassy
    Austria
     
    • Tyrol
      • East Tyrol
        • Virgen valley
          • Prägraten
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Bolivia
     
    • Cochabamba Department
      • Ayopaya Province
    		Schultz (2004)
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Serra do Salitre
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    • São Paulo
    		http://www.igc.usp.br/geologiausp/iga/art.php?artigo=7
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Golden Mining Division
    • Ontario
      • Sudbury District
        • Chapleau Township
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    • Québec
      • Laurentides
        • Deux-Montagnes RCM
          • Oka
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    • Yukon Territory
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
    		José Carlos Mañuz Sanz specimen
    China
     
    • Hebei Province
      • Xingtai Prefecture
        • Xingtai Co.
    		Zhang Jinmin and Cao Zhengmin (1988): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 3(2)
    • Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Dandong Prefecture
        • Fengcheng Co.
          • Saima complex
    		Saima Deposit Research Group, Beijing Institute of Uranium Geology (1978): Scientia Sinica 11(3), 365-389
    • Sichuan Province
      • Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Xichang Co.
          • Taihe intrusion
    		Rubo Zhang, Chongliang Du, and Zaoyun Long (2003): Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 24(3), 5-8
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Kraslice (Graslitz)
    		Beran, P.: Mineralogie ložiska Cu (Ag, Au, Co) rud Tisová u Kraslic. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1997, roč. 4-5, s. 65-77.
      • Ústí Region
        • Ústí nad Labem (Aussig)
    		Ulrych, J. et al. (2000): Tertiary phonolite laccolith of Mariánská hora hill, N. Bohemia: geological, petrological and mineralogical characteristics. Acta Montana IRSM AS CR, series A No. 15 (116), p. 5-44.
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Kasaï (Kasaï-Occidental)
    		Edwards, M.G. (1917) The American Mineralogist, 2, #7, 88-89.
    • Kivu
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Cantal
        • Riom-ès-Montagnes
          • Menet
    		J. Aubouin, R. Brousse, J.P. Lehman : "Précis de Géologie", Dunod, 1967
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Rhône
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Kaiserstuhl
        • Bötzingen
    		Fricke, G., (1988): Der Kaiserstuhl und seine Minerale, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39(2), 74-76
        • Niederrotweil
    		http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~weisenbt/9Kaiserstuhl/Kaiserstuhl.pdf
        • Oberbergen
    		Aufschluss 1988(2), 79
    Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
        • Oberrotweil
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    Fricke, G., (1988): Der Kaiserstuhl und seine Minerale, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39(2), 74-76
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Niederzissen
          • Hannebach
    		in the collection of Ch.&H. Schäfer
    Greece
     
    • Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department
      • Kykládes Prefecture
        • Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon)
          • Tinos Island
    		Econ. Geol. 102 (2007) 1269-1294.
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Paamiut (Frederikshåb)
    		http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/green.htm
    Guinea
     
    Italy
     
    • Abruzzo
      • L'Aquila Province
        • Carsoli
          • Pietrasecca
    		Comodi, P., Liu, Y., Stoppa, F., & Woolley, A. (1999). A multi-method analysis of Si-, S- and REE-rich apatite from a new find of kalsilite-bearing leucitite (Abruzzi, Italy). Mineralogical Magazine, 63: 661-672.
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
          • Monte Somma
            • Pollena - Trocchia area
    		Carati M., 1982. Guida alla mineralogia vesuviana. Guide Calderini, Bologna.
    M. Carati - Guida alla mineralogia vesuviana - Calderini, Bologna, 1982
    Rath, G. vom, 1877: Über einige durch vulkanische Dämpfe gebildete Mineralien des Vesuvs, Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Rheinlande, 144-167
    • Latium
      • Frosinone Province
        • Patrica
    		Stoppani, F.S. & Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.
        • Supino
    		Fratangeli, G., Severa, C. (1996): I minerali nei proietti di Supino (FR). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/1996, 251-256
      • Rome Province
        • Alban Hills
    		De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol
    Mariani P., Scaini G.: "I minerali d'Italia" - Rizzoli, 1978 –
    Klaproth, M.H. (1810): Chemische Untersuchung des Melanits, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Fünfter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 168-172
          • Rocca di Papa
    		A. Del Caldo, C. Moro, C.M. Gramaccioli, M. Boscardin: Guida ai Minerali - Fabbri ed. 1973
        • Rome
    		No reference listed
          • Osteria dell'Osa
    		A. Del caldo - Località mineralogiche consigliate: Le vulcaniti laziali: Notizie del Guppo Min. Lombardo - 1, March 1971, pp. 6-8 - (This publication later changed its name in Rivista Minealogica Italiana)
        • Sacrofano Caldera
          • Magliano Romano
    		Stoppani, F.S. & Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.
        • Tolfa Mts District
          • Allumiere
    		Della Ventura G., Bellatreccia F., Cámara F., Oberti F., Lorand J.P., Parodi G.C., Carlier G., Di Domenico D. – 2006 - Carbon-bearing cordierite from Allumiere (Tolfa volcanic center, Latium, Italy): occurrence, crystal-structure and FTIR microspectroscopy. Periodico di Mineralogia, V. 75, pp. 113–126.
      • Viterbo Province
    		Di Domenico Dario specimen
        • Valentano
    		Burli, M., Caponera, I., Signoretti, E. (2007): Le "sanidiniti" di Monte Saliette (Valentano, VT). Il Cercapietre. Not. del Gruppo Mineralogico Romano, 1-2: 13-18
        • Vico Lake
    		No reference listed
    • Lombardy
      • Bergamo Province
        • Cene
          • Rossa Valley
    		Maida, F. (2002): Descrizione delle specie e varietà di minerali e loro ritrovamento nella Bergamasca. G.O.M. Gruppo Orobico Minerali - Novecento Grafico, Ed., Bergamo 82 pp. (geologic part by F. Pezzotta).
    • Sardinia
      • Cagliari Province
        • Assemini
    		Stara, P. (1990): La miniera di San Leone (CA). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/1990, 121-136.
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Trento Province
        • Fassa Valley
          • Monzoni Mts
    		De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol.
    • Tuscany
      • Grosseto Province
        • Pitigliano
    		Liotti L., 1991. I minerali dei vulcani laziali a Pitigliano (Grosseto). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 15 (3): 121-139.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu region
        • Gifu prefecture
          • Neo-mura
    		Sawaki, T. (1988) Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 83, 357-373 (in Japanese with English abstract).
      • Chugoku Region
        • Hiroshima prefecture
          • Hiba-gun
    		Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
        • Okayama Prefecture
          • Takahashi City
            • Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho)
    		Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
      • Tohoku Region
        • Iwate Prefecture
          • Esashi City
    		Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
          • Tono City
            • Miyamori
    		Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    Dr. Matsuo Nambu ore collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Kostanay Province (Qostanay Oblysy; Kostanai Oblast')
    		Yaiba Sakaguchi
    Richard Dale collection & prior Mindat photos
    Kenya
     
    • Rift Valley Province
      • South Rift Valley
    		Peterson, TD 1989 Peralkaline Nephelinites I. Comparative petrology of Shombole and Oldoinyo Lengai, East Africa. Contrib Mineral Petrol v 101, p 458-478
    Kyrgyzstan
     
    Malawi
     
    • Phalombe District
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    • Zomba District
    		Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139
    Mali
     
    • Kayes Region
      • Nioro du Sahel Circle
    Mexico
     
    • Chihuahua
      • Mun. de Julimes
        • General Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas; Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas)
    • San Luis Potosí
      • Mun. de Charcas
        • Charcas
    		Yves Masson specimen
    Morocco
     
    • Meknès-Tafilalet Region
      • Er Rachidia Province
        • High Atlas Mts
    		various added photos
    Namibia
     
    • Karas Region
    		Jour Pet 39:2123-2136
    • Otjozondjupa Region
      • Otjiwarongo District
    		Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): USGS Open-File Report 02-189.
    Norway
     
    • Finnmark
      • Hasvik
    		Bøe, P. (2001): Geologi og mineralogi på Sørøya i Finnmark. Bergverksmuseets Skrift 18, 23-29
    Stuart & Ramsay (1965); Neumann (1985, p. 136).
    Paraguay
     
    • Concepción Department
    		Alan R. Woolley: Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, part 1, 206 (BMNH, London, 1987)
    Peru
     
    • Ucayali Department
      • Coronel Portillo Province
    		Stewart, J.W. (1971) Neogene peralkaline igneous activity in eastern Peru. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 82, 2307-2312.
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
    P.M. Kartashov data
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Turii Cape
    		www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/tury.htm
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Rimavská Sobota Co.
        • Tisovec
    		Koděra et all.,1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, I-III, 1590p
    Spain
     
    • Extremadura
      • Badajoz
        • Burguillos del Cerro
    Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
    • Murcia
    		Minerales de la Región de Murcia; M. Muelas, Jordi Gil (1996)
    • Valencian Community
      • Alicante
        • Albatera
          • Hondón de los Frailes
    Sri Lanka
     
    • Sabaragamuwa Province
      • Ratnapura District
        • Ratnapura
    		Ceylon Aluvial Mine, (Book, Co. 2002)
    Sweden
     
    • Medelpad
      • Sundsvall
    		Sandström, F., Binett, T., Wiklund, C. & Vikström, J. (2010): Alnöområdets geologi och mineralogi. Litiofilen. 27 (2) :14-42
      • Timrå
    Switzerland
     
    • Schaffhausen
      • Bargen
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), p. 39
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Zermatt - Saas Fee area
        • Matt Valley
          • Zermatt
            • Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 38
            • Gorner glacier area
    		Christian Bracke Collection
    Christian Bracke Collection
        • Saas Valley
          • Saas Fee
            • Fee glacier
    Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz, Wepf Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-85977-200-7
    Taiwan
     
    • Taiwan Province
      • Hualien Co.
        • Wan-Lon
    UK
     
    • Scotland
      • North West Highlands (Sutherland)
        • Assynt
          • Loch Borrolan
    		Livingstone, 2002, p. 186
    USA
     
    • Alaska
      • Nome Borough
        • Koyuk District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    • Arizona
      • Gila Co.
        • Sierra Ancha Mts
          • Sierra Ancha District
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 111.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland Co.
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 74, pages 132-140, 1989
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Erickson, Ralph Leroy; Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425
    American Mineralogist, Volume 7 4, pages 113-131, 1989
    • California
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Coastal Range
    		W. S. Wise (2006) research at UCSB
      • Inyo Co.
        • Death Valley National Park
          • Nelson Range
            • Ubehebe District
    		McAllister, James Franklin (1955), Geology of mineral deposits in the Ubehebe Peak quadrangle, Inyo County, California. California Division Mines, Special Report 42, 63 pp.: 59; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 489.
          • Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
    		McAllister, James Franklin (1955), Geology of mineral deposits in the Ubehebe Peak quadrangle, Inyo County, California. California Division Mines, Special Report 42, 63 pp.: 56; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 495.
      • San Benito Co.
        • Diablo Range
    www.mineralsocal.org
            • Picacho Peak
              • Clear Creek area
            • San Benito River headwaters area
              • Dallas Gem Mine area
    		Am Min 51:381-387
    Rob Lavinsky (ex. David Bristol specimen)
    www.mineralsocal.org
                • South of the Dallas Gem Mine
    		Bolander, L. Ph., Jr. (1950), New California mineral: perovskite: The Mineralogist: 18: 65; Moller, W.P. (1965) Minerals of southern San Benito County, California. Gems and Minerals: 331: 28-32; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 195, 286, 325; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 170, 322.
    Pabst, Adolf (1951), Minerals of the serpentine area in San Benito County, California Rocks & Minerals: 26: 482; Moller, W.P. (1965) Minerals of southern San Benito County, California. Gems and Minerals: 331: 28-32; Howie, R.A., Wooley, A.R., Scoon, J.H., Tyler, R.C., and Walsh, J.N. (1968) The role of titanium and the effect of TiO2 on the cell size, refractive index, and specific gravity in the andradite-melanite-schorlomite series. Mineralogical Magazine: 36: 778; Isaacs, T. (1968) Titanium substitution in andradites. Chem. Geol.: 3: 219; Schwartz, K.B., Nolet, D.A., and Burns, R.G. (1980) Mössbauer spectroscopy and crystal chemistry of natural Fe-Ti garnets. American Mineralogist: 65: 144; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 498.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
      • Gunnison Co.
        • White Earth District (Powderhorn District)
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; USGS ProfessionaL Paper 197A
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Frankford Township
          • Wykertown
    		Am.Min.: 35: 500-507 (1950), Milton, C. & Davidson, N.: 500
        • Wantage Township
          • Libertyville
    		Rutgers Univ. Bull. #5, Pt 1:53-54.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 84.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Washington
      • Okanogan Co.
        • Oroville District
          • Oroville
    		Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.44
    Minerals of Washington, Bart Cannon, 1975
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