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Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
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Colour:Green
Name:For mineralogist William Earl Hidden (1853-1918). It is NOT named after the town of Hiddenite, the town was named after the mineral variety!
A variety of Spodumene

Nowdays this name generally refers to a green gem variety of Spodumene. Originally it was defined by Kunz as "always transparent, ranges from colorless (rare) to a light yellow, into a yellowish green, then into a deep yellow emerald green. Sometimes an entire crystal has a uniform green color, but generally one end is yellow and the other green."

There are disagreements between different people as to what now constitutes a "hiddenite", some claiming it must contain some chromium, others claiming it must be a particular shade of green, others claiming both of the above and that it must be from the Hiddenite area of North Carolina. There is no correct answer to this - the name is used in different ways by different people and not generally used in its original definition - i.e. colourless gem Spodumene would not be referred to as Hiddenite.

Originally described from Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA.



Classification of Hiddenite

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Physical Properties of Hiddenite

Colour:Green

Other Names for Hiddenite

Synonyms:
Lithia EmeraldLithionsmaragd
Other Languages:
German:Hiddenit
Spanish:Hiddenita

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.

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    Localities for Hiddenite

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    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Jequitinhonha valley
    		Bauer & Bouska, 1983. Precious & Semi-precious Stones
    China
     
    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Yili Hasake (Ili Kazakh) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Aletai (Altay) Prefecture
          • Fuyun Co.
    		http://www.smartminerals.com/cina2004/art_China_localities.htm
    Madagascar
     
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Amoron'i Mania Region
        • Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field
          • Ambatofinandrahana Departement
            • Mandrosonoro area
              • Ambatovita
    		http://www.geminterest.com/ : "Pezzottaïte: "Béryl", Traduction, Arrangement, Données par JM. Arlabosse, .
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Diego Co.
        • Pala District
    		Jahns, R. A., and Wright, L. A. 1951. Gem and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Report 7A, p. 31.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire Co.
        • Alstead
    		Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.48
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander Co.
    		USGS , Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data, 2005
    Charles Palache,S.C Davidson,E.A Goranson,Aug-1930,The Hiddenite Deposit in Alexander County,North Carolina,American Mineralogist,Vol 15,1930,No.8
    Rocks & Min.:60:84.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Rocks & Minerals 79:5 p 344
    Kunz, G. F. 1907. History of the Gems found in North Carolina: Beryl Gems and Spodumene (Hiddenite). North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, Bulletin No. 12. Chapter 6, pages 37-48.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
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