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Simmonsite from
Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Simmonsite
Formula:Na2LiAlF6
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Amazonite
Cryolite
Cryolithionite
Pachnolite
Topaz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cryoliteⓘ2 photos of Simmonsite associated with Cryolite at this locality.
Cryolithioniteⓘ2 photos of Simmonsite associated with Cryolithionite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Simmonsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20175:1
GUID (UUID V4):2717bb92-20c4-45d9-9377-b84d8a8a4d08
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1999 Simmonsite, Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topazzinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne...Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. EUGENE E. FOORD,1,† JOSEPH T. O’CONNOR,2 JOHN M. HUGHES,3,* STEPHEN J. SUTLEY,4...Colorado, 80225, U.S.A. 2 ABSTRACT Simmonsite, Na2LiA1F6, a new mineral of pegmatitic-hydrothermal origin...the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite located in the Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, U.S...S.A. The mineral is intimately intergrown with cryolite, cryolithionite and trace elpasolite. A secondary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1999 Simmonsite, Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topazzinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne...Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. EUGENE E. FOORD,1,† JOSEPH T. O’CONNOR,2 JOHN M. HUGHES,3,* STEPHEN J. SUTLEY,4...Colorado, 80225, U.S.A. 2 ABSTRACT Simmonsite, Na2LiA1F6, a new mineral of pegmatitic-hydrothermal origin...the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite located in the Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, U.S...S.A. The mineral is intimately intergrown with cryolite, cryolithionite and trace elpasolite. A secondary
Report (issue)
Simmonsite Na2LiAlF6 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Twinning: Complex polysynthetic....= 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada. 4.33 (100), 1.877 (90),...9 58.6 [3.56] 99.46 (1) Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada; average of 7 electron microprobe...calculated; corresponds to Na1.98Li1.00Al1.00F6. Mineral Group: Perovskite supergroup, elpasolite subgroup...hydrothermal mineral in a breccia pipe that cuts an amazonite-topazzinnwaldite pegmatite. Association:
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum, MTU Houghton, Michigan Abraham Rosenzweig...327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue.) Keith...1937. This mine, though small, provided many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre­ hensive review...great opportunities to acquire rare and classic mineral specimens which were attractively displayed in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...represented by numerous geothermal areas. The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect...year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published state mineralogy; thus, mineral collectors...collectors are aware of its mineral specimen wealth from only a few well-known and collected localities,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Eur. J. Mineral. 2019, 31, 755–774 Published online 6 June 2019 To Christian Chopin, for 30 years of...of dedicated service to EJM Lithium mineral evolution and ecology: comparison with boron and beryllium...Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail: esgrew@maine.edu 2...Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN 46323, USA 3 Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic...Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA 4 Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Colored Gemstones Simmonsite, Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Named in honor of...miarolitic cavities found near the centers of pegmatite bodies or in reaction zones between pegmatites...occur in pegmatites (Simmons 2007). Historically, pegmatite deposits in Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the...quartz or feldspar in the core or core margin of a pegmatite Aquamarine (green-blue to blue beryl variety)...massive quartz or feldspar of the centrally located pegmatite core zone or in the core margin, the region around
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PARAGENESES OF MINERALS Elpasolite from Hyperalkaline Pegmatite of the Khibiny Pluton, Kola Peninsula. Symmetry...K2NaAlF6, has been found for the first time in a pegmatite related to peralkaline foid syenite at Mt. Koashva...size within cavities in the natrolite core of pegmatite in association with amicite, sodalite, aegirine...K2NaAlF6, is a rare mineral. We found only ten mentions of occurrences of this mineral in the literature...amazonite pegmatite of St. Peters Dome related to Pikes Peak Alkali Granite, El Paso County, Colorado
Journal (issue)
uitgever : H. DILLEN, Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden vermenigvuldigd...excursies. * DILLEN H., Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Tel. 03/770 60 07. Bestuurder...Tel. 00 31 226 394231. Fax 00 31 226 393560. <mineral@xs4all.nl>. Werkgroep edelsteenkunde. Webmaster...www.minerant.org Het oude adres www.xs4all.nl/~mineral/ vervalt hiermee. Ook het e-mail-adres van de MKA...n.v. Henri Dillen, Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Indien we voldoende exemplaren kunnen bestellen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
envision a convecting fluid phase cycling around the pegmatite body, and a reaction path that brings the acidified...acidified fluid back into the heart of the pegmatite. There, it is aggressive toward the microcline perthite...cleavelanditic albite + muscovite + quartz, mostly in the range 250–400°C, a process that enlarges the original...cycles of hydrothermal enrichment in a large LCT pegmatite can give rise to zones enriched in micas of the...i.e., super-LCT deposits. Keywords: granitic pegmatite, NYF and LCT affiliations, miarolitic cavities
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the cryolite subgroup (cryolite, elpasolite, simmonsite); (7) B-site cation ordered oxide double perovskites...Fe)SiO3], which is now considered to be the dominant mineral of the silicate mantle of the Earth. ROGER H...interest in perovskite as a petrogenetic indicator mineral resulted in numerous studies (see summary by Mitchell...valence analysis of the first coordination sphere can range from 12 to 8, depending upon the style and magnitude...fluoride-based ordered perovskitegroup minerals such as simmonsite and cryolite (see below). Perovskite nomenclature
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Catalog/List
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Book (edition)
Introduction .................................. 7 Mineral Species and their Localities .............. Explanation... . . . . . . . . . . . 686 Alphabetic List of Mineral Localities ............. Explanation of Symbols... PREFACE 6 · PREFACE This book reviews abollt 8,500 mineral localities from all over the world, for all valid...with 3,350 minerals in the former edition. The mineral systeniatic classification is based on the updated... with regard to the worlds mineral localities and environment of mineral occurrences, as a result of
 
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