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Genthelvite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Genthelvite, etc.

El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, San Roque District, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Genthelvite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Genthelvite

Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Genthelvite, etc.

El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, San Roque District, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Genthelvite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Genthelvite

Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Genthelvite, etc.

El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, San Roque District, Punilla Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Genthelvite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About GenthelviteHide

Fredrick Augustus Genth

Formula:

Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S

Colour:

Colourless, white, yellow, green, pink to red, darkens to brown and black on weathering

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

6 - 6½

Specific Gravity:

3.44 - 3.70

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Helvine Group

Name:

Named in 1944 by Jewel Jeannette Glass, Richard Henry Jahns, and Rollin Elbert Stevens for its relationship to helvine and for Fredrick Augustus Genth [May 17, 1820 Wächtersbach, Hesse-Cassel - February 2, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA], professor of mineralogy at the University of Pennsylvania. Genth first described genthelvite in 1892 but did not recommend a name. Genth's description appears in Am. Jour. Sci., 44, 385 (1892). Glass et al. (1944) named the mineral after Genth in the reference listed on the genthelvite descriptive page - see Am. Min., 29, nos. 3 & 4, 163-191 (1944).

Type Locality:

ⓘ West Cheyenne Canyon, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA

Helvine Group. Danalite-Genthelvite Series, Danalite-Helvine Series, and the Genthelvite-Helvine Series.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1673

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1673:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

88ab23c1-0b85-43ad-92e2-096fc9a40440

IMA Classification of GenthelviteHide

IMA status:

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

Classification of GenthelviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.FB.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 7th ed.:

76.2.4.3

Dana 8th ed.:

76.2.4.3

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
2 : Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.9.3

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
9 : Silicates with sulphide or sulphite

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Ghv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ghv	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of GenthelviteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless, white, yellow, green, pink to red, darkens to brown and black on weathering

Hardness:

6 - 6½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Poor/Indistinct
on {111} and {111}

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

3.44 - 3.70 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.70 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of GenthelviteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n_α = 1.738 - 1.752

Birefringence:

Isotropic minerals have no birefringence

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of GenthelviteHide

Mindat Formula:

Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S

Elements listed:

Be, O, S, Si, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Al,Fe,Mn,Cu

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
SiO₂	34.16 %
Al₂O₃	0.84 %
FeO	0.08 %
ZnO	46.12 %
BeO (calc.)	11.99 %
CaO	0.03 %
MnO	5.61 %
S	5.45 %
O=S	-2.73 %
Total:	101.55 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	SM6 unit, Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland	Finch, Adrian A. (1990) Genthelvite and willemite, zinc minerals associated with alkaline magmatism from the Motzfeldt centre, South Greenland. Mineralogical Magazine, 54 (376) 407-412 doi:10.1180/minmag.1990.054.376.05	Electron microprobe, Be estimated by assuming stoichiometric ratios with other anions. Results: Close to the Zn end-member, with relatively small amounts of MnO.

Crystallography of GenthelviteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

4 3m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

P4 3n

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.12(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

535.39 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals commonly tetrahedral and tristetrahedra, up to 5 cm in diameter; also as large rounded grains to 25cm

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000969	Genthelvite	Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192		1985		0	293
0000970	Genthelvite	Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192		1985		0	293

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Si 0.00330 0.00400 0.00400 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
S 0.00650 0.00650 0.00650 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

Epitaxial Relationships of GenthelviteHide

Epitaxial Minerals:

Danalite

Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S

Epitaxy Comments:

Genthelvite on danalite cores from Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado (Zito and Hanson, 2017).

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.320 Å	(100)
1.916 Å	(80)
2.168 Å	(70)
2.567 Å	(65)
1.657 Å	(65)
1.483 Å	(50)
1.435 Å	(50)

Comments:

From Mt. Ste. Hilaire

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Geological Setting:

In miarolitic cavities in granitic pegmatites; accessory mineral in alkaline granites and syenites, greisens, and skarns.

Type Occurrence of GenthelviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ West Cheyenne Canyon, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, #127180; The Natural History Museum, London, England, #1976,427

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Found in granite and syenite pegmatites

Other Language Names for GenthelviteHide

German:Genthelvin
Genthelvit

Russian:Гентгельвин

Simplified Chinese:锌日光榴石

Spanish:Genthelvita

Relationship of Genthelvite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Helvine Group

Other Members of this group:

Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
Tugtupite	Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl	Tet. 4 : I4

Forms a series with:

Helvine	Genthelvite-Helvine Series
Danalite	Danalite-Genthelvite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

88 photos of Genthelvite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
57 photos of Genthelvite associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
40 photos of Genthelvite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
36 photos of Genthelvite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
34 photos of Genthelvite associated with Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S
32 photos of Genthelvite associated with Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
31 photos of Genthelvite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
25 photos of Genthelvite associated with Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉) · 2H₂O
21 photos of Genthelvite associated with Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂
20 photos of Genthelvite associated with Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂c
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6₃ 2 2
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂Cl · H₂O	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6₂ 2 2
9.FB.05	Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 3 2 : R3 2
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
9.FB.10	Bicchulite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10 va	Hackmanite	Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄(Cl₂,S)
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 2 2 2 : I2 2 2
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	Na₄BeAlSi₄O₁₂Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.FB.15	Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

Fluorescence of GenthelviteHide

In UV light:

Strong green fluorescence in long- and short-wave ultraviolet; short-lived phosphorescence.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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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References for GenthelviteHide

Reference List:

Genth, F.A. (1892) Contributions to mineralogy; No. 54. American Journal of Science: 44: 385.

Glass, Jewell J., Jahns, Richard H., Stevens, and Rollin E (1944) Helvite and danalite from New Mexico and the helvite group. American Mineralogist, 29 (5-6) 163-191

Glass, Jewell J., Adams, John W. (1953) Notes and news: Genthelvite crystal from El Paso County, Colorado. American Mineralogist, 38 (9-10) 858-859

Scott, Glenn R. (1957) Genthelvite from Cookstove Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado. American Mineralogist, 42 (5-6) 425-429

Eskova, E.M. (1957) Genthelvite from alkaline pegmatites. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 116(3): 481-483.

Von Knorring, O., Dyson, P. (1959) An occurrence of genthelvite in The Younger Granite Province of Northern Nigeria. American Mineralogist: 44(11-12): 1294–1298.

Kingsbury, A.W. (1961) Beryllium minerals in Cornwall and Devon: helvine, genthelvite, and danalite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society: 32(255): 921-940.

Vasil’ev, V.A. (1961) About genthelvite. Zap. Vseross. Mineral. Obs.: 90: 571-578.

Gurvich, S.I., Galetski, L.S., Zubkov, L. (1963) Genthelvite from silicified syenites. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 150(5): 1123.

Galetsky, L.S. (1966) On the unusual paragenesis of genthelvite and eassiterite. Mineral. Sbornik: 20: 46-52.

Galetsky, L.S. (1971) Genthelvite mineralization as a new high quality type of beryllium mineral materials. Geolohia rudnykh mestorozhdeniy: 13(3): 21-30.

Haapala, I., Ojanperä, P. (1972) Genthelvite-bearing greisens in southern Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Finland: 259: 1-22.

Clark, A.M., Fejer, E.E. (1976) Zoned genthelvite from the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine: 40(314): 637-639.

Dunn, P.J. (1976) Genthelvite and the helvine group. Mineralogical Magazine: 40: 627-636.

Dunn, P. (1977) The helvite group. The Mineralogical Record: 8: 92-93.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H.D. (1985) The crystal structure of helvite group minerals, (Mn,Fe,Zn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2. American Mineralogist: 70: 186-192.

Burt, D.M. (1988) Stability of genthelvite, Zn 4 (BeSiO 4) 3 S; an exercise in chalcophilicity using exchange operators. American Mineralogist: 73(11-12): 1384-1394.

Finch, Adrian A. (1990) Genthelvite and willemite, zinc minerals associated with alkaline magmatism from the Motzfeldt centre, South Greenland. Mineralogical Magazine, 54 (376) 407-412 doi:10.1180/minmag.1990.054.376.05

Perez, J.B., Dusausoy, Y., Babkine, J., Pagel, M. (1990) Mn zonation and fluid inclusions in genthelvite from the Taghouaji complex (Aïr Mountains, Niger). American Mineralogist: 75(7-8): 909-914.

Cianciulli, J., Verbeek, E.R. (2003) Genthelvite from Ogdensburg, New Jersey. The Picking Table: 44: 23-26.

Leavens, P.B., Zullo, J., Verbeek, E. (2009) A complex, genthelvite-bearing skarn from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Axis: 5: 1-26.

Antao, S. M., Hassan, I. (2010) A two-phase intergrowth in genthelvite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (5) 1217-1223 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.5.1217

Galets’kyi, L.S., Romaniuk, L.S. (2011) Geological and geochemical conditions of formation of Perzhansk genthelvite deposits. Proceedings of the Ukrainian Mineralogical Society (Zapysky ukrainskoho mineralohichnoho tovarystva), Kyiv: 8: 41-45.

Colombo, F., González del Tanago, J. (2011) Crystal chemistry of blue genthelvite from the El Criollo pegmatite, Cordoba, Argentina. EG 2011 Argentina. Asociación Geológica Argentina, Serie D: 53-56.

Zito, Gary, Hanson, Sarah L. (2017) Genthelvite Overgrowths On Danalite Cores From A Pegmatite Miarolitic Cavity In Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (2) 195-206 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600066

Maria Czaja, Radosław Lisiecki, Rafał Juroszek, Tomasz Krzykawski (2021) Luminescence Properties of Tetrahedral Coordinated Mn2+; Genthelvite and Willemite Examples. Minerals 11 (11): 1215. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11111215

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

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Argentina
Córdoba Province Punilla Department San Roque District Tanti ⓘ Cerro Blanco pegmatite district	Dina (1993)
ⓘ El Criollo Mine	Černý et al. (2003) +1 other reference

Brazil
Amazonas Presidente Figueiredo Pitinga mine ⓘ Madeira pluton	A. C. Bastos Neto et al. (2009)
Goiás Teresina de Goiás ⓘ Sucuri massif	Miranda (2018)
ⓘ Tratex quarry	Raimbault et al. (1993)

Canada
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	166-175. +3 other references

China
Heilongjiang Qiqihaer ⓘ Unnamed rare-metal deposit	Xiaoshi Ding et al. (1981)
Inner Mongolia Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture) Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.) ⓘ Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit	Ottens (2011) +1 other reference
Tongliao City (Tongliao Prefecture) Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.) ⓘ Baerzhe complex	Qiu et al. (2019) +1 other reference
ⓘ Intrusion No. 801	Zhongxin Yuan and Ge Bai (1997)
ⓘ East ore body	Zhang +4 other references
Yunnan Honghe Gejiu City Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field ⓘ Malage ore field	Baogui Zhang et al. (2002)

Finland
Kymenlaakso Kotka ⓘ Kymi genthelvite greisen	Haapala
Satakunta ⓘ Eurajoki	Haapala Ilmari 1977 Petrography and ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Rapakivi granite	Al-Ani
Väkkärä ⓘ Genthelvite bearing greisens	Haapala et al. (1972)

Finland/Russia
Wyborg batholith ⓘ Kymi intrusion	Al-Ani et al. (2018)
ⓘ W-Sn-Be occurrence	Haapala et al. (2005)

Germany
Saxony Görlitz District Vierkirchen Döbschütz ⓘ Arnsdorf-Melaune Quarry	WITZKE et al. (2014)

Greenland
Kujalleq Igaliku Complex ⓘ Motzfeldt Centre	Finch (1990)
ⓘ SM6 unit	Finch (1990)
ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	Petersen (2001)
ⓘ Mount Nakkaalaaq	Bohse et al. (2001)

Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) South Tyrol Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco) Pfitsch (Val di Vizze) Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo) ⓘ Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch)	• Gartner et al. (2005)
ⓘ Rinnerlahner	Folie et al. (2004) +2 other references

Japan
Kyoto Prefecture Kameoka City ⓘ Hirono	Tsuruta et al. (2005)

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region Karkaraly ⓘ Kent Massif	Evseev (1995) +1 other reference

Kyrgyzstan
Talas Region Ak-Tyuz ore Field ⓘ Kalesay deposit	N. MALYUKOVA (2014)

Malawi
Southern Region Zomba ⓘ Mount Malosa	Lapis 29 (1)

Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District ⓘ Khaldzan Buragtag massif	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Khaldzan Buregte deposit	Kovalenko et al. (1995)
Mount Ulyn Khuren ⓘ Tat'yana pegmatite	Kartashov P.M. et al. (Mongolian Altai)
ⓘ Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit	Econ Geol (1995) +1 other reference

Niger
Agadez Aïr Mountains South Aïr ⓘ Tarraouadji Massif	Wolley (2001)
Tchirozerine ⓘ Taghouaji Complex	consequences. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France (6) +4 other references

Nigeria
Plateau Jos Plateau Younger ring complex ⓘ Jos-Bukuru	Von Knorring et al. (1959)

Norway
Buskerud Øvre Eiker Gunhildrud ⓘ Bakstevalåsen	Jahren et al. (1998)
ⓘ Rundemyr	Neumann (1985) +1 other reference
Nordland Hamarøy ⓘ Hellemobotn	Husdal (2021)
Rana Høgtuva ⓘ Bordvedåga	Grauch et al. (1994)
Telemark Porsgrunn ⓘ Sandøya	Larsen (1988)
Vestfold Larvik Hedrum Lågendalen ⓘ Bratthagen 1	Oftedal et al. (1963) +1 other reference
ⓘ Låven	Larsen et al. (2010)
ⓘ Lille Arøya ?	Larsen et al. (2010)
Stokkøya ⓘ Zircon prospect	Larsen (1988)
Viken Lunner ⓘ Gjerdingselva	Raade (2005) +1 other reference

Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Shigar District ⓘ Shigar Valley	Herb Obodda collection +1 other reference
ⓘ Skardu Area	imported from Shigar District +1 other reference
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Peshawar District Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri ⓘ Zagi Mountain	The Mineralogical Record +2 other references

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Dzierżoniów County Piława Górna DSS Piława Górna Quarry ⓘ Julianna pegmatite	Pieczka et al. (2018)

Romania
Suceava County Iacobeni ⓘ Arșița mine	minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008)
Tolovanu ⓘ Tolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit	Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Lovozersky District Keivy Mountains Western Keivy Massif ⓘ Serpovidnyi Ridge	Voloshin et al. (2007)
ⓘ Vein No. 1	Voloshin et al. (2007)
ⓘ West Keivy Block	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Rovgora Mountain (Rov-gora)	Luntz et al. (1972)
ⓘ Selsurt Mountain	[World of Stones 95:5-6
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Pitkyaranta mining district (Pitkäranta mining district)	Ivashchenko et al. (2006)
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Tuva Sangilen Upland ⓘ Korgeredaba alkaline massif	Kapustin et al. (1965)

Switzerland
Valais Östlich Raron Grengiols Chummibort ⓘ Ritterpass NE-combe REE-mineralization	Cuchet et al. (2014)
ⓘ Ritterpass NW-combe REE-mineralization	Cuchet et al. (2014)

UK
England Cornwall Altarnun ⓘ ~~Treburland Manganese deposits~~	Kingsbury (1961) +2 other references
Scotland Highland Fort William and Ardnamurchan ⓘ Coire an Lochain	[Specimen in the Natural History Museum +4 other references

Ukraine
Zhytomyr Oblast Korosten Raion ⓘ Perzhanskoe ore field (Perga Be deposit)	Bailey +3 other references

USA
Colorado El Paso County Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District) ⓘ St Peters Dome	Pearl (1958) +1 other reference
ⓘ Unnamed pegmatite	Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ West Cheyenne Canyon (TL)	Eckel et al. (1997)
Crystal Park ⓘ Crystal Park area	Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain)	Eckel et al. (1997)
ⓘ NE Spur	Eckel et al. (1997)
Teller County Crystal Peak ⓘ Smoky Hawk claim	Joseph Dorris (2011) +1 other reference
Massachusetts Essex County ⓘ Rockport	Dunn (1976)
New Hampshire Carroll County Albany Blue Mountain ⓘ Moose pocket	Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp242-261
Bartlett ⓘ Iron Mountain Mines	Rocks&Min. 76:256 +1 other reference
Grafton County Bethlehem ⓘ North Sugarloaf Mountain locality	Rocks & Minerals Vol.65 No.4 +2 other references
New Jersey Sussex County Franklin ⓘ Franklin Mine	Cianciulli (2005)
ⓘ Buckwheat pit	Essene et al. (1987) +1 other reference
ⓘ Trotter Mine	www.franklinmineralmuseum.com
Ogdensburg Sterling Hill ⓘ Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine)	John Cianciulli +2 other references
Rhode Island Providence County ⓘ Cumberland	personal identification
ⓘ Grants Mills	Miller (1971) +1 other reference
ⓘ Housing development in Staples Road	personal identification by Fred ...
ⓘ Staples Road	Peter Dunn (1976)
Washington Okanogan County Golden Horn Batholith ⓘ Washington Pass	Saul Krotki field trip. Species verified +1 other reference

Zambia
Central Province Chibombo District ⓘ Star zinc mine	Maria Boni et al. (2011)
Lusaka Province Chilanga District ⓘ Excelsior prospect	Maria Boni et al. (2011)

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