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Fayalite-Tephroite Series

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Caspar quarry, Ettringer Bellerberg Mt. (Bellberg Mt.; Bellenberg Mt.; Billenberg Mt.; Boilenberg Mt.), Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
© Stephan Wolfsried

System:Orthorhombic
Series Formula:
Fe
2+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
-
Mn
2+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
A series between Fayalite and Tephroite

See also Fayalite-Forsterite Series.

Classification of Fayalite-Tephroite Series

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Crystallography of Fayalite-Tephroite Series

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Other Names for Fayalite-Tephroite Series

Varieties:
Knebelite

Other Information

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    Localities for Fayalite-Tephroite Series

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Slocan Mining Division
        • Riondel
    		[var: Knebelite] Min Rec (1977) 8:34-36
    China
     
    • Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Huludao Prefecture
        • Jianchang Co.
          • Bajiazi Zn-Pb-Ag deposit
    		[var: Knebelite] Yiming Zhao, Yongguan Dong, Daxin Li, and Chengsi Bi (2003): Ore Geology Reviews 23, 153-182.
    [var: Knebelite] Yiming Zhao, Yongguan Dong, Daxin Li, and Chengsi Bi (2003): Ore Geology Reviews 23, 153-182.; Yiming Zhao, Yongguan Dong, Daxin Li, and Chengsi Bi (2003): Ore Geology Reviews 23, 153-182.
    [var: Knebelite] Yiming Zhao, Yongguan Dong, Daxin Li, and Chengsi Bi (2003): Ore Geology Reviews 23, 153-182.
    [var: Knebelite] Yiming Zhao, Yongguan Dong, Daxin Li, and Chengsi Bi (2003): Ore Geology Reviews 23, 153-182.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Tochigi Prefecture
          • Ashio
    		[var: Knebelite] Introduction to Japanese Minerals (Geological Survey of Japan, 1970)
      • Tohoku Region
        • Iwate Prefecture
          • Kamaishi City
    		[var: Knebelite] Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Strzegom-Sobótka Massif
        • Świdnica District
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Primorskiy Kray
    		[var: Knebelite] American Mineralogist, Vol. 64, 1979, pp. 432-435
    • Northern Caucasus Region
      • North Ossetia Republic
        • Sadon ore district
    		[var: Knebelite] Groznova, E.O., Dobrovol’skaya, M.G., Kovalenker, V.A., Davydov, K.V., Bitarov, V.T., and Razin, M.V. (2006): Geology of Ore Deposits 48(2), 108-133.
    Slovakia
     
    • Košice Region
      • Eastern Slovenské Rudohorie Mts
        • Rožňava (Rozsnyo; Rosenau) Mining District
          • Čučma (Csucsom; Tschutschma)
            • Stredná Hora hill
    		[var: Knebelite] Koděra et all.,1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, I-III, 1590p; Rojkovič, I. (2001): Geolines 13, 34-41.
    South Africa
     
    • Northern Cape Province
    		[var: Knebelite] Minerals of South Africa
    Sweden
     
    • Dalarna
      • Borlänge
    		[var: Knebelite]
      • Hedemora
        • Hag mine ore field
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Ludvika
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
        • Västra Silvberg
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Smedjebacken
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    • Gästrikland
      • Hofors
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Ovanåker
    		[var: Knebelite]
    • Närke
      • Askersund
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite] No reference listed
      • Hallsberg
    		[var: Knebelite]
      • Örebro
    		[var: Knebelite]
    • Södermanland
      • Nyköping
        • Svärta ore field
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Strängnäs
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    • Uppland
      • Östhammar
        • Dannemora
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
        • Gåsborn
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    • Västmanland
      • Hällefors
        • Grythyttan
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite] No reference listed
      • Lindesberg
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Ljusnarsberg
    		[var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    [var: Knebelite]
      • Nora
    		[var: Knebelite]
      • Norberg
    		[var: Knebelite]
    [var: Knebelite] No reference listed
    USA
     
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos Co.
        • Stark
    		[var: Knebelite] Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.43-44
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence Co.
    		[var: Knebelite] Yale Peabody Museum #671
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