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Emery

Name:From the locality, Cape Emeri, Island of Naxes, Greece


A rock - a mixture of granular corundum and other minerals; usually contains spinel and/or iron oxides, such as magnetite and hematite.

Classification of Emery

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Other Names for Emery

Synonyms:
EmerilNaxiumNaxium ex ArmeniaSmergelSmiris
Smiris ferreaSmyris
Other Languages:
Dutch:Emery
French:Emery
Corindon granuleux
German:Emery
Schmirgel
Smirgel
Polish:Emery
Volapük:Emery

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 Emery

Reference List:Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 520-527.

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    Localities for Emery

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    Greece
     
    • Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department
      • Kykládes Prefecture
        • Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon)
          • Naxos (Nisos Naxos; Naxia) Island
            • Drimalia
    		Rocks & Min.: 23: 124; Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Sep, 1947).
    Uruguay
     
    • Lavalleja Department
      • Minas
    USA
     
    • Massachusetts
    		Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
        • Chester
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
    Min Rec (1978) 9:235-242
    Min Rec (1978) 9:235-242
    Alan R. Plante, Personal field and lab notes, 1984-1987
    Min Rec (1978) 9:235-242
    Min Rec (1978) 9:235-242
      • Hampshire Co.
    		Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Montana
    		Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    • New York
      • Westchester Co.
    		Jensen (1978) Minerals of New York State, p.153
          • Peekskill
    		Rocks & Min.: 17:107.
    Rocks & Min.: 15: 375.
    The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 86.
    Rocks & Min.:8:39.
        • Toddville
    		Rocks & Min.: 7:91; 8:38.
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Mineral and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey
    Mineral Commodity Files , Asheville Regional Office, North Carolina Geological Survey
    • South Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Vermont
    		Rocks & Min. vol. 71 (1996)
    • Virginia
      • Henry Co.
        • Blue Knob
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Pittsylvania Co.
    		Dana 7:694
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