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Galaxite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Galaxite

Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Galaxite, etc.

Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Galaxite

Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Galaxite

Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Galaxite, etc.

Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Galaxite

Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Galaxite

Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Galaxite, etc.

Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

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About GalaxiteHide

Galax, Virginia and Galax urceolata

Formula:

Mn²⁺Al₂O₄

Colour:

Black, red, brown

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

7½

Specific Gravity:

4.03 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Name:

The type locality (Bald Knob deposit, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA) is near Galax (Virginia). The mineral has been named for Galax and for the plant galax urceolata, after which the town is named.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA

This page provides mineralogical data about Galaxite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1639

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1639:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

d7875f4e-dbde-46f9-a848-729db0228abc

IMA Classification of GalaxiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1932

Type description reference:

Ross, Clarence S., Kerr, Paul F. (1932) The manganese minerals of a vein near Bald Knob, North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 17 (1) 1-18

Classification of GalaxiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.BB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

7.2.1.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB₂X₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.19.5

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
19 : Oxides of Mn and Fe

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Glx	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of GalaxiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of GalaxiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Colour:

Black, red, brown

Streak:

Brownish red

Hardness:

7½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

4.03 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of GalaxiteHide

Chemistry of GalaxiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Mn²⁺Al₂O₄

Elements listed:

Al, Mn, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of GalaxiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.271 Å

Unit Cell V:

565.81 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000895	Galaxite	Essene E J, Peacor D R (1983) Crystal chemistry and petrology of coexisting galaxite and jacobsite and other spinel solution and solvi American Mineralogist 68 449-455		1983		0	293
0006642	Galaxite	Lucchesi S, Russo U, Della Giusta A (1997) Crystal chemistry and cation distribution in some Mn-rich natural and synthetic spinels European Journal of Mineralogy 9 31-42		1997		0	293

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Al   0.12500   0.12500   0.12500   0.11000
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Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
39 : High-𝑃 metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh 𝑃 facies)
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Type Occurrence of GalaxiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Black, rounded to euhedral grains averaging 0.2 millimeters in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

No designated type material.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Calcite

Alleghanyite

Reference:

Ross, C.S., Kerr, P.F. (1932) The manganese minerals of a vein near Bald Knob, North Carolina. American Mineralogist: 17: 1-18.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/AM17_1.pdf

Synonyms of GalaxiteHide

Manganspinel

Other Language Names for GalaxiteHide

German:Galaxit

Russian:Галаксит

Spanish:Galaxita

Relationship of Galaxite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Coulsonite	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Deltalumite	(Al_0.67◻_0.33)Al₂O₄	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Guite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Jacobsite-Q	Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₁ 3 2
Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Nichromite	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₃ 3 2
Trevorite	Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
UM1994-06-O:AlCo	CoAl₂O₄
Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

5 photos of Galaxite associated with Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
4 photos of Galaxite associated with Wiserite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₁₄(B₂O₅)₄(OH)₈ · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)₄Cl
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Kutnohorite	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Clino-suenoite	◻{Mn²⁺₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Kellyite	Mn²⁺₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Alleghanyite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Sarkinite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Manganosite	MnO
1 photo of Galaxite associated with Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.BB.	Elgoresyite	(Mg₅Si₂)O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.BB.	Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.	Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.	Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.	Chukochenite	LiAl₅O₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
4.BB.	Garpenbergite	Mn₆◻AsSbO₁₀(OH)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.BB.	Magnéliite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₂O₇	Tric. 1 : P1
4.BB.	Jianmuite	ZrTi⁴⁺Ti³⁺₅Al₃O₁₆	Tet. 4 : I4
4.BB.05	Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Coulsonite	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.BB.05	Filipstadite	(Fe³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mn₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.BB.05	Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Nichromite	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Qandilite	(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Trevorite	Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Ulvöspinel	TiFe²⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Harmunite	CaFe₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
4.BB.05	Wernerkrauseite	Ca(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)₂Mn⁴⁺O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.05	Deltalumite	(Al_0.67◻_0.33)Al₂O₄	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
4.BB.05	Guite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.10	Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Manganostibite	(Mn,Fe)₇SbAsO₁₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.BB.15	Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₁ 3 2
4.BB.15	Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₃ 3 2
4.BB.20	Tegengrenite	(Mn³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mg₂O₄	Trig. 3 : R3
4.BB.25	Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.BB.30	Carmeltazite	ZrAl₂Ti₄O₁₁	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.35	Feiite	Fe²⁺₂(Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺)O₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
4.BB.40	Maohokite	MgFe₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.45	Tschaunerite	(Fe²⁺)(Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺)O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm

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References for GalaxiteHide

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Krenner (1907), Zs. Kr.: 43: 471.

Ross, Clarence S., Kerr, Paul F. (1932) The manganese minerals of a vein near Bald Knob, North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 17 (1) 1-18

Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1944) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume I: 689-697.

Essene, E.J. and Peacor, D.R. (1983) Crystal chemistry and petrology of coexisting galaxite and jacobsite and other spinel solutions and solvi. American Mineralogist: 68: 449-455.

Lucchesi, S., Russo, U., Della Giusta, A. (1997) Crystal chemistry and cation distribution in some Mn-rich natural and synthetic spinels. European Journal of Mineralogy: 9: 31-42.

Beard, James S., Tracy, Robert J. (2002) Spinels and other oxides in Mn-rich rocks from the Hutter Mine, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.A.: Implications for miscibility and solvus relations among jacobsite, galaxite, and magnetite. American Mineralogist, 87 (5) 690-698 doi:10.2138/am-2002-5-611

Hålenius, U., Bosi, F., Skogby, H. (2007) Galaxite, MnAl2O4, a spectroscopic standard for tetrahedrally coordinated Mn2+ in oxygen-based mineral structures. American Mineralogist: 92: 1225-1231.

Zhai, Shuangmeng; Yin, Yuan; Shieh, Sean R.; Chang, Yun-Yuan; Xie, Tianqi; Xue, Weihong (2017) Raman spectroscopic study of MnAl2O4 galaxite at various pressures and temperatures. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals: 44: 163-170.

Stokes, T.N., Bromiley, G.D., Diego Gatta, G., Rotiroti, N., Potts, N.J., Saunders, K. (2018) Cation distribution and valence in synthetic Al-Mn-O and Fe-Mn-O spinels under varying fO2 conditions. Mineralogical Magazine: 82: 975-992.

Bosi, Ferdinando, Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (1) 183-192 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2788

(2023) Galaxite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Austria
Tyrol Innsbruck-Land District Trins ⓘ Kirchdachspitze	Kolitsch et al. (2021)
Lienz District Prägraten am Großvenediger Timmelbach valley ⓘ Wunwand (Wunspitze)	Kolitsch et al. (2017)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Bessans ⓘ Le Coin	Chopin (1978)
Bonneval-sur-Arc ⓘ Ouille du Midi	Chopin (1978)

Germany
Bavaria Lower Franconia Haßberge District Maroldsweisach ⓘ Zeilberg Quarry	Wittern (2001)

Ghana
Western Region Tarkwa ⓘ Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese concession; Nsuta-Wassaw)	Mineralium Deposita Volume 34 Issue 3 (1999)

Japan
Aichi Prefecture Kitashitara County Shitara ⓘ Taguchi mine	Mayumi Yoshinaga (1963) +2 other references
Fukui Prefecture Mikatakaminaka District Wakasa-cho ⓘ Fujii mine	加藤昭 (1980) +1 other reference
Gifu Prefecture ⓘ Ajiro mine	Donald E. Lee (1955)
Gunma Prefecture Kiryu City ⓘ Shohwa mine (Showa mine)	FUKUOKA et al. (1977) +1 other reference
Midori City Seta ⓘ Hagidaira mine	FUKUOKA et al. (1977)
ⓘ Hanawa mine	FUKUOKA et al. (1977) +1 other reference
ⓘ Rito mine (Ritoh mine)	FUKUOKA et al. (1977) +2 other references
Hokkaidō Prefecture Oshima Subprefecture Futami District Yakumo Kumaishi ⓘ Tatehira mine	Kobayashi H (1977) +1 other reference
Iwate Prefecture Kuji City Yamagata ⓘ Taki mine	Fukuoka (1981)
Kunohe-gun Noda ⓘ Noda-Tamagawa mine	Katsu Kaneko (1956) +1 other reference
Shimohei District Yamada-machi ⓘ Otaniyama mine	Dr. Matsuo Nambu ore collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
Kyoto Prefecture Soraku District Wazuka-cho ⓘ Sono mine	Ohe Rikosha specimens (with sonolite)
Miyazaki Prefecture Nishiusuki District Hinokage ⓘ Shimozuru mine	Fukuoka (1981)
Takachiho ⓘ Morowaku mine	Fuzimoto (2006)
Shiga Prefecture Ritto City ⓘ Ioi mine	Katsu Kaneko (1956) +2 other references
Tochigi Prefecture ⓘ Kamibishi mine	加藤昭 (1980)
Kanuma City ⓘ Kaso Mine	Akira Kato (undated manuscript) +2 other references
ⓘ Nomine mine	Fukuoka (1981)
ⓘ Oashi mine (Ou'ashi mine)	H. Yoshimura (1952)
Yamaguchi Prefecture Iwakuni City ⓘ Renge mine	Lee (1955)
Kudamatsu City ⓘ Fukumaki mine	Fumitoshi HIROWATARI (1961) +2 other references
Kuga District ⓘ Furujuku mine (Furushuku mine)	H. Momoi (1964)
ⓘ Kusugi Mine	Mayumi Yoshinaga (1963)
ⓘ Tennoh mine (Tenno mine)	Fukuoka (1981)

Namibia
Otjozondjupa Region Otavi Constituency Kombat ⓘ Kombat Mine	Dunn (1991)

Romania
Maramureș County Târgu Lăpuș ⓘ Răzoare	Hirtopanu et al. (2015)
Suceava County Iacobeni ⓘ Arșița mine	minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008)
Tolovanu ⓘ Tolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit	Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference

Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Sysertsky District ⓘ Borodulinskoe deposit	Brusnitsyn (2000)
Sedel'nikovo ⓘ Malosedel'nikovskoe deposit	Brusnitsyn A.I. (2000)
ⓘ Ural Economic Region	World of Stones #10.

Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	Kjell Gatedal collection and ...
Nordmark mining district Jakobsberg ore field ⓘ Jakobsberg Mine	Kjell Gatedal collection and ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Nordmark Odal Field	Kjell Gatedal collection and ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Brattfors Mine	Moore (1978)
ⓘ Kitteln Mine	Knut Edvard Larsen collection (Ex Harald Folvik collection)

Switzerland
Grisons Maloja Region Samedan Piz Corvatsch ⓘ Furtschellas deposit	Stalder et al. (1998)
Viamala Region Rheinwald Splügen ⓘ Tanatz Alp	Stalder et al. (1998)
Valais Leuk Turtmann-Unterems Turtmann Valley Pipjitälli ⓘ Pipji glacier	The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 44 (2006) +1 other reference
Visp Täsch Täsch Valley ⓘ Sparrenflue	Stalder et al. (1998)

Thailand
Kanchanaburi Province Bo Phloi District Bo Phloi ⓘ Gem mines	RRUFF Specimen ID: R120116

United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Fujairah Semail Ophiolite ⓘ Khawr Fakkan Massif (Khor Fakkan)	Gnos et al. (1995)

USA
Connecticut Middlesex County Haddam ⓘ Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry) ?	Schooner (circa 1980s)
North Carolina Alleghany County Sparta Bald Knob ⓘ Bald Knob deposit (TL)	Ross et al. (1932) +1 other reference
Clay County ⓘ Corundum Knob	Forsyth Gem and Mineral Club
Virginia Carroll County Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province Gossan Lead Mining District ⓘ Galax	Dietrich (1990)
Pittsylvania County James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District ⓘ Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine)	Beard et al. (2002)
ⓘ Whittles Emery Deposits	Dietrich (1990)

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