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Sagenite

Synonym of:Sagenite (of Kunz), Sagenite (of Saussure)


Two different usages of this name, both of which are in common usage by collectors around the world today. However, sagenite on specimen labels usually refers to the twinned variety of acicular rutile (Sagenite (of Saussure)).

Classification of Sagenite

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Other Names for Sagenite

Other Languages:
German:Sagenit
Spanish:Sagenita

Other Information

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References for Sagenite

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Cleaveland, Parker (1816) An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology Published 1816, Boston

Dana, James Dwight (1850) A System of Mineralogy Published 1850, Third Edition New York

Dana, Edward Salisbury (1896) A System of Mineralogy Published 1896, Sixth Edition New York

Hart, Golbert (1927) The Nomenclature of Silica. American Mineralogist Volume 12, pages 383-395, 1927

Kunz, George Frederick Gems and Precious Stones of North America Published 1892, Second Edition

Metherie, Jean Paul de la (1795) Theorie de la Terre Published 1795 Chez Maradan, Paris

Saussure, Horace Bénédict de (1796) Voyages dans les Alpes, précédés d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs le Genève. Published 1796 S. Fauche

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