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Damourite

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Corundum Hill, Unionville, Newlin Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Colour:Greenish, reddish, ...Lustre:
Name:First described by A. Delesse in 1845: Annales de Chimie et de Physique, v. 15, no. 3, p. 248-255.
A variety of Muscovite

Very fine-grained, compact muscovite - with a greasy feel, "serpentine-like," and often a fibrous appearence when viewed from a certain direction.

Classification of Damourite

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Physical Properties of Damourite

Colour:Greenish, reddish, lavender.
Cleavage:Perfect
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Other Names for Damourite

German names:
Damourit
Spanish names:
Damourita

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 Damourite

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    Antarctica
    AmMin 36:361-367
    AmMin 36:361-367
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Farnell Co.
        • Euriowie
    		Martins da Pedra.
    • South Australia
      • Mt Lofty Ranges
        • South Mt Lofty Ranges
    China
     
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Nanning Prefecture
        • Yongning District
    		Maozhong Min and Junqi Wu (1992): Geochemical Journal 32(2), 103-115.
      • Wuzhou Prefecture
        • Teng Co.
    		Maozhong Min and Junqi Wu (1992): Geochemical Journal 32(2), 103-115.
    • Hunan Province
      • Yongzhou Prefecture
        • Lanshan Co.
    		Maozhong Min and Junqi Wu (1992): Geochemical Journal 32(2), 103-115.
    • Jiangxi Province
      • Fuzhou Prefecture
        • Chongren Co.
          • Liueryilin Uranium ore field
    		Maozhong Min, Changquan Fang, and Mostafa Fayek (2005): Ore Geology Reviews 26(3/4), 187-197.
      • Ji'an Prefecture
        • Jinggangshan Co.
    		Min, M.-Z., Luo, X.-Z., Du, G.-S., He, B.-A., and Campbell, A.R. (1999): Ore Geology Reviews 14(2), 105-127.
    • Zhejiang Province
      • Quzhou Prefecture
        • Quzhou Uranium ore field
    		Zhili Qiu, Shecai Qin, and Bantong Zhang (2001): Journal of Geosciences of China 3(1), 13-17.
    France
     
    • Brittany
      • Côtes-d'Armor
        • Plounévez-Quintin
          • Trémargat
    		Germain C., Guillou A. (1988), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°3, 3-7
      • Ille-et-Vilaine
    		Pillard F., Chauris L., Laforêt C. (1985), Inventaire minéralogique de la France, Ed. BRGM, n°13, pp: 60-66
    • Burgundy
      • Nièvre
        • Villapourçon
    		Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, pp. 491-493.
    • Limousin
      • Creuse
        • Boussac
          • Montebras-en-Soumans
    		Arliguie M
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Ambazac
    		Guide geologique de la Haute Vienne, musee municipal de Limoges, Limoges, 1967
    http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jeldemine/liste%20mineraux%20sud.html
        • Razès
    		Guide geologique de la Haute Vienne, musee municipal de Limoges, Limoges, 1967
    Italy
     
    • Piedmont
      • Cuneo Province
        • Varaita Valley
          • Bellino
    		R. Lefèvre and A. Michard, Bull. Soc. Franç. Minér. Crist., 1965, LXXXVIII, pp. 664-677.
    Madagascar
     
    • Antananarivo Province
      • Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region)
        • Faratsiho Department
    		Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 32
    Sweden
     
    • Dalarna
      • Falun
    		GFF 2, 404
      • Rättvik
    		No reference listed
    • Skåne
      • Bromölla
        • Näsum
    		No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield Co.
        • Branchville
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State
      • Litchfield Co.
        • Washington
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • Mt. Apatite District
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
      • Franklin Co.
        • Township D
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
      • Oxford Co.
        • Greenwood
    		Kink, V. and Foord, E.E., 1992 Maine Mineralogy, Vol. 1, Maine Geologic Surevey, Augusta.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
        • Newry
    		King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
        • Rumford
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
      • Gaston Co.
    		Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Mineral and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey
      • Haywood Co.
        • Lake Junaluska
    		Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester Co.
        • Newlin Township
          • Unionville
    		Mineralogy of Pennsylvania - 1922; Samual S. Gordon, pg. 173
        • West Bradford Township
    		Dana 6:1067.
    www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/guides/X/delaware.htm.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington Co.
        • South Kingstown
    		Miller, 1972. Minerals of Rhode Island
    • Utah
      • Iron Co.
        • Paragonah
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    • Virginia
      • Rockbridge Co.
        • Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province
          • Montebello
    		Rocks&Min. 47:596 (1972)
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