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Garnet Group from
Congo, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Congo, Mount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1032104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1032104:5
GUID (UUID V4):cddf51eb-c0fd-49a2-b555-c92642a12194
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (edition)
Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin
Report (edition)
maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response...formal inception of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) in 1896. In this second joint publication
Book (edition)
to the chemical formula, allegiance to a mineral group, symmetry and crystal structure as well as the strongest...chemical formula, structure (crystal system, space group, and unit cell dimensions), and at least some other...site occupancy. The Sb members of the tennantite group (2.G) will serve as a good example: tetrahedrite...registered in this book (e.g. in the amphibole group). For more detailed information see "Dana's System...geographical abbreviations used are as follows: Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river), Is.
Journal (issue)
that of almost any other state or nation in the Western Hemisphere. And these are actively growing collections...(“the MAD Group”), formed in 1979, and the Houston Area Mineralogical Society (“the HAMS Group”), formed...organizational meeting of the MAD group was held on Saturday, January 13, 1979. The HAMS Group in Houston developed...new collecting group with the same focus as the Houston area group. The dealer community serving advanced...attendees formally established a new collecting group that would meet on a monthly basis. The MAD and
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LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier Radarweg...terms (see also explanations chapter): - Strunz Group (Strunz (2001; version 9); this provides the mineralogical...optical characteristics or shapes. - The Point Group illustrates how symmetrical a particular mineral...minerals which appear within a particular Strunz sub-group (listed here) or in mineral assemblages of a closely...fast overview and reflect the abbreviated Strunz group. • Where necessary, abbreviations for important
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
central part of Western Gondwana and western part of Eastern Gond wana, as well as the western part of the...and age) pri mary rocks make up an autonomous group. Naturally, Mn accumulation in such deposits is...Canadian Shield, SinoKorean crystalline massif, Western Australia and others. Rocks of this age are characterized...development of gran ite–greenstone zones (South Africa, Western Austra lia, Ukraine, and others), and the Late...basements of the South American, African, and Western Australian platforms, and others). In the Late
Book
arnianthus, blue 100 ...amianthus, Cape 100 amphibole group 98 analcite 76, 108, I 11 anatase 34, 34 andalusite...fassaite 97, 98 fayalite 75 feldspars 111 feldspathoid group I08 ferrierite 122 ferrimolybdite 63 fluoborite...gadolinite 85 gahnite 24 galaxite 24 galena 12, 13 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite 50 gehlenite 85...mesotype 119 metacinnabarite 13 meyerhofferite 54 mica group 104 mica, white 104 microcline 112, 113 miJlerite...68, 68 pyrope 76 pyrophyllite 102, 103 pyroxene group 96 pyrrhotite 12, 12 quartz 28, 31, 95 quartz, amethyst
amianthus, blue 100 -amianthus, Cape 100 amphibole group 98 annabergite 73 arduinite 119, /2/ argentite...dialogite 42, 42 diamond 5, 6 galena 12, /3 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite SO gehlenite 85...97, 98 fayalite 75 feldspars 111 feldspathoid group 108 ferrierite 122 ferrimolybdite 63 fluoborite...119 metacinnabarite 13 meyerhofferite 54 mica group 104 mica, white 104 microcline 112, //3 millerite...102, /03 pyroxene group 96 pyrrhotite 12, /2 siberite 96 siderite 42 silica group 31 silicates 75 sillimanite
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amianthus, blue 100 _amianthus, Cape 100. amphibole group 98 analcite 76, 108, 111 anatase 34, 34 andalusite...coquimbite 60 cordierite 95 galena 12, 13 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite 50 gehlenite...eye 31 fayalite 75 feldspars 111 feldspathoid group 108 ferrierite 122 ferrimolybdite 63 fluoborite...119 metacinnabarite 13 meyerhofferite 54 mica group 104 mica, white 104 microcline 112, /13 millerite...pyrolusite 34 pyrope 76 pyrophyllite 102, 103 pyroxene group 96 pyrrhotite 12, /2 quartz 28, 31, 95 nepheline
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Press Co., Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co. Ltd P.O...are classified according to the chief ion (or ion group) which serves as a mineral’s fundamental unit. The...Also found at Somerville, New Jersey. In South Australia at Wallaroo and on Yorke Peninsula, and in New...been found at the Kongsberg mines in Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales... scales, plates, and irregular masses. In the western U.S., splendid masses are found in the Mother Lode
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
County, New York State T he minerals of the garnet group represent some of the most collectible of all...deposits. In fact, in some types of economic deposits, garnet constitutes an important gangue mineral, and such...America’s largest hard-rock garnet mines within its borders, a famous New York garnet specimen has been chosen...this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice piece. Moreover, garnet was designated as New York’s official state gemstone...Almandine is one of fifteen minerals in the garnet group, each member of which is defined by its pure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
manganese-dominant and are thus hübnerite. Columbite-group minerals are common as well-formed crystals to approximately...specimen is from the Red Lake mine near Balmerton in western Ontario. Rich specimens of gold in smoky quartz...Halterman Jr.1 and T. Armstrong2: 11708 Ralston Dr., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054; 2PO Box 484, Lillington, NC 27546... We hope to work with the mineral collecting community to help improve the cataloguing of all collections...1750 Twirly Ct., Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Garnet-group mineral species have been documented from many
Book (edition)
Jan H. Bernard (Czcch Republic). W.D. Birch (Australia), Elena Bonaccorsi (Italy), Ernst A.J. Burke (Netherlands)...Merlino (ltaly), Yves Mo!:lo (France), E.11. ickcl (Australia), Milan Novåk (Czech Republic). Per Nystcn (Sweden)...Minerals that are listed as belonging to the same group are similarly closely comparable in composition...Obshchestva xiv A □ Abclsonite, CJ1H32N4 Ni, tric., Western Oil Shale Corporation drill core WOSCO, Sec 36...compare Braunite and. 'eltnerite, southern slopc of Mount Ochi, I 00 m east of Mil i ncar Karystos. Evvia
Journal (issue)
Editors Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London...ens in the natural h isto ry cabinet o f Pedro Francisco D avila, a Peruvian nob lem an visiting in France...vanadium, uranium, gold, silver and the platinum group metals. This province, forming a belt more than...to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960. “ Shaba” means “copper” in...1880’s, Leopold II conceived of establishing a Congo Free State which would come under his sole sovereignty
Catalog/List
solid grain-like red-brown (mass like a massive garnet-paper ! Pure greenish-brown mass lxl £2 lx2 £4...Feldspar group pure pale brown cleavages. Rich black masses in matrix 2x3 £9 Fclspar Group lxl £1.50...black crystalline in Calcite l x I £3 Arnphibole Group 324 PETALITE Varutrask, Sweden Pure grey cleavable...Deep green areas on Chrome Diopside and 1x I £3 garnet group 982 VOLKONSKOITE Froland near Arendal, Norway...this location. lxl £5 lx2 £8 2x2 £16 2x3 £25 garnet group Ix½ £1.S Ix! £3 lx2 £5 Pb Cu AsO/4 23 ANHYDRITE
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SEE VAN NEW YORK CINCINNATI ATLANTA DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO LONDON TORONTO MELBORNE Van Nostrand Reinhold...Offices: New York Cincinnati Atlanta Dallas San Francisco Van Nostrand Reinhold Company International Offices:...minerals were named when Zaire was called the Belgian Congo; this old term and similar ones are retained in...This honor has also been given to persons from Australia, Japan, China, and India, as well as others from...via the North Pole to the United States, 1937. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, the sixteenth-century Spanish
Journal (issue)
receive as part of your collection. Smoky quartz AUSTRALIA Dear Reader, MINERALS Foshagite, Ludlamite, Tephroite...CHARACTERISTICS Foshagite is a member of the silicate group of minerals. Each molecule is composed of four atoms...completely different species. FA C T F I L E FOSHAGITE Group: Silicates Crystal system: Monoclinic Chemical formula:...to 30cm Ludlamite is a member of the phosphate group of minerals. Each molecule is composed of three...— even tap water can damage them irreparably. Group: Phosphates Crystal system: Monoclinic Chemical
Journal (issue)
France Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony...for minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....crystals from the Entia Valley, Harts Range, Central Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....minerals of a particular metal or compositional group, or a specific mineral species. In fact, most collections...focused on gem crystals, such as beryl, tourmaline, garnet, etc. Then there are micromount collections which
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All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. Published by...student of the author’s and now Science Editor of Western Printing and Lithographing Company, for generous...specimen, by the iron-oxide coating. This large group is from Galena, Illinois. Marcasite on calcite... as distinguished from the Lightning Ridge, Australia. Opal's wonderful apart from any other mineral...shows the varying directions of growth in one group. Quartz. Like a burning torch or a jeweled tiara
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All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. Published by...student of the author’s and now Science Editor of Western Printing and Lithographing Company, for generous...specimen, by the iron-oxide coating. This large group is from Galena, Illinois. Marcasite on calcite...the whiter type, comes from Lightning Ridge, Australia. Opal's wonderful play of colors sets it apart... shows the varying directions of growth in one group. Quartz. Like a burning torch or a jeweled tiara
Book (edition)
a. Geographic Coordinates peridot BA olivine group nesosilicates orthosilicates silicates BT minerals...(BT-NT) relationship is that of a group to an individual in the group, e.g., BT minerals to NT silicates...of the specific minerals in the olivine group, the olivine group is one of several mineral groups in the...reciprocals are: olivine group NA peridot nesosilicates orthosilicates NA olivine group NA nesosilicates silicates...Sandstone BT Upper Cretaceous Cretaceous SA Mesaverde Group New Mexico e. Reference to the Guide — Notes may
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Spessartine Garnet 148 Albite 169 Almandine 149 Labradorite 170 172 Grossular Garnet 150 Sodalite...scratch it with any of the various members of the group on the above list. Before doing so, however, it...handling unidentified rocks. Introduction 26 Green garnet has a vitreous luster. Luster The way that the...and tungsten minerals, as well as many others. Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy A range of rare volcanic... Introduction Kivu Mines, Democratic Republic of Congo A major source of tantalum, tin, tungsten, and uranium
Catalog/List
AEGIRINE Very rich mass of black crystals, some Mount Malosa, Zomba District, lxl ins £5 lx2ins _lyro...AEGIRINE Rich fine grained black crystalline mass Mount Ste Hilaire, Quebec lxl £1.10 lx2 _ Pyrox~n_e______...formed dodecahedral Madagascar ALMANDINE lins £4 garnet group Crystal 1 inch across Grey veins in and on matrix...£10 lx2£10 lx2 £1 r- - • AMAZONITE Felspar Group 16 Ix½ £5 2x2 £1.20 MICROCLINE .Green crystal...ANKERITE-KUfNAHORJTE Rich fawn massive, xrayed material. Dolomite group lxl £3 Laurium Greece Good green micros in lxlins
Catalog/List
ANALCIME Taliskcr Bay, Skye, Scotland AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 17 2 Rich mass of...solid gram-like red-brown (mass like a massive garnet-paper! ' lxl £2 lx2£4 2x2£8 Gamet £5 ---------...0PO/garnet group ALUMINITE Newhaven Sussex, England ANDRADITE... Unusual white nodule. Unusual location AlS0/4 Garnet Ix2 £5 2x3£I 4 2x2£9 Ix1/,£4 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE...l x1/,£7 ALUNITE ANGLESITE Broken Hill, NSW. Australia Marysvale, Piule County, Utah 1152 15 Good coverage
Book (edition)
commonly have several variants, such as Great Smoky Group, Great Smoky Conglomerate, Great Smoky Formation...If used on level 1, Term set options are: rock group (carbonate rocks, chemi¬ cally precipitated rocks...was adopted. Broader Term (BT, BX, BA, BZ) - A group of which the Term is a member or an area in which...Term (NT, NX, NA, NZ) - A specific mem¬ ber of a group which is represented by the Term or an area within...Term is a member. For example: peridot BA olivine group BA nesosilicates BA orthosilicates BA silicates
 
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