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Moissanite from
Green River Formation, USA


Locality type:Formation
Classification
Species:Moissanite
Formula:SiC
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moissanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green River Formation, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:205644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:205644:9
GUID (UUID V4):38181f6a-3e17-42df-b822-ba64cd513c3d
References
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identification was certain. A set ofblack pebbles from a river bed in British Guiana, vaguely known as merumite...late careerwas focusedin two areas,the Green River Formation in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, and the...alkalic rocks of Arkansas. The EoceneGreen River Formation, lacustrine in origin, is unique in its occurrence...physicalchemical conditions extant during mineral formation. Although primarily a laboratory scientist, Charles...with many trips to such favorite areas as the Green River, Arkansas, and Guyana and with one notable excursion
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physical and chemical properties of natural moissanite and synthetic silicon carbide agree very closely...first found in terrestrial rocks in the Green River Formation of Wyoming by Regis and Sand (1958) and...Volcanic breccia fragment. Frc. 2. Crystal of moissanite grown in breccia (45X). 62r 622 r. BAUER...present. MorsseNrrn Crystallography. Some grains of moissanite are associated with thin laminae of limonitic...basalface appearsas a composite plane. Many of the moissanite grains are characterized by perfectly smooth
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particularly of its hexagonal modification, moissanite, one of the rarest minerals on earth. The literature...were never systematized, although the genesis of moissanite (and of other modifications of silicon carbide)...connection was proved between moissanite and diamond, thus giving moissanite prospecting significance. THE...of G. Kunz (1905), the new mineral was named moissanite after its discoverer. D. Druif (1927), describing...Ohrenschall and C. Milton (1931) listed the finds of moissanite from various parts of the world in sedimentary
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northern Kamchatka, Russia. A grain from the Aynyn River area is studied in detail with TEM. Diamond crystallites...the studied aggregate, diamond crystallites and moissanite are intensively twinned, which is characteristic...confirms the earlier suggested CVD mechanism for the formation of Avacha diamond aggregates. Both Avacha and...(3000–7000 years old) basaltic cones within the Aynyn River valley. More than 40 grains of diamond aggregate...in a sample from the Aynyn River, the left tributary of the Talovka River (Fig. 1). Sample characteristics
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environment. The formation of the carbonado-like diamond aggregate started with formation at ~ 850–1000...volcano. Volcanic gases played a great role in the formation of the carbonado-like aggregate. © 2016 Elsevier...high-Si, low-Ni, and very high-Mn concentrations. Green triangles—alloys from ophiolites (Yang et al., 2015)...never contact diamond directly. This implies the formation of SiC as a result of reaction between silicon...of carbonado. 5.2. Formation of the diamond aggregate Several stages of the formation of the diamond aggregate
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2003 Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016-7037/03 $30.00 â«č .00 Pergamon...Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL, 60439-4838, USA Marine Geosciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory...Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004, USA 3 Laboratory for Space Sciences and Department of Physics...63130-4899, USA 4 Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637-1433, USA 2 (Received...different polytypes in the laboratory, and the formation of a particular polytype is sensitive to growth
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Enterprises, PO Box 213, Livermore, California, 94551, USA. Because of space limitations, only a subset of the...“Grandfather” status, ie. minerals introduced before the formation of the CNMMN and generally accepted by the mineralogical...Hidden Valley Road, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663, USA. The authors appreciate the advice and kind assistance...City, Nevada, USA; Peter Embrey, London, England; Jessie Hardman, Long Beach, California, USA; and Barbara...Barbara Nichols, Livermore, California, USA. All of these colleagues made helpful comments and substantive
Report (issue)
Michigan, USA) » Zum Alter der Ammonoideen-Faunen des Marshall-Sandsteins (Unterkarbon: Michigan, USA). [1983]...Scarborough, Robert B. Reconnaissance geology, Salt River, from Roosevelt Dam to Granite Reef Dam, central...Branch, [1986] 042.230 J498g BIBLIOGRAPHY GREEN RIVER FORMATION. Smith, Marjorie C. Bibliography of the...the geology of the Green River Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, to July 1, 1986. [Denver, CO] :... Spiegler, Peter. Analysis of the potential formation of a breccia chimney beneath the WIPP repository
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...............128 Kinetic inhibition of CH4 formation.....................................................184 Magma ocean carbon cycle during core formation......................................................184 Magma ocean carbon cycle after core formation..................................................................................368 diamond formation.....................................................375 Stable isotopic compositions and the formation of diamonds..................................
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and baryte, each with 15 or more known modes of formation. Among the most common paragenetic modes of minerals...conducted a comprehensive survey of the modes of formation (i.e., “paragenetic modes”—see below) of 5659...Cleland et al. 2021) based on modes of mineral formation, as manifested in their distinctive combinations...temporal context of those diverse mechanisms of formation. The principal objective of this contribution...applied in different ways to minerals and their formation. Paragenesis is often used in the context of a
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The following pages contain the essential inÂŹ formation on over one thousand minerals. These are nearly...states of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Mexico. In the USA silver occurs at Keweenaw, Michigan, in association...Corocoro, Bolivia, and at Cananea, Mexico. In the USA copper is found in abundance in the Keweenaw area...and from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. In the USA gold is often obtained by individual prospectors...The colour of diamond may be white, yellow, pink, green, blue, brown, red or black. There is a white streak
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Hyperagpaitic rocks, a new type of pegmatoid formation in nepheline syenite massifs U3 The place of hyperagpaitic...of the special conditions of endogene mineral formation which enable various elements to form ore concentrations...characterize comprehensively a new type of pegmatoid formation in agpaitic nepheline syenite massifs and thus...alkaline, previously unknown conditions of mineral formation in magmatic processes. tIn these deposits, the... Hyperagpaitic rocks, a new type of pegmatoid formation in nepheline syenite massifs The Lovozero and
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always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river), Is. (island), Vole. (volcano), Penin. (peninsula)...drill cores from oil shales of tl~e Acanthite Green River Fonnation in Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B...byssolite. Mono- coast of North America: Kobuk River Valley, Alaska, clinic, C2/m, a,b,c = 9.89, 18.20... or fibrous aggregates, also massive. Green to blackish green, luster vitreous or dull. Twinning on {100}
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mountain Mts. R. Penin. Vole. Plat. mountains river peninsula volcano platform Australian Journal of...- 2.45(3). In tiny acicular crystals pale blue-green, cheleite--(Br), etc., in a medium-temperature fumarole...prisms to 5 mm, emerald green, transparent, Juster vitreous, streak pale green. Cleavage {111} good. H...tabular and elongated crystals to 0.5 mm, bluish green to colorless, transparent, Juster vitreous. Cleavage...forming drusy coatings on yellow orpiment. Yellowish green, transparent, Juster resinous to pearly on cleavage
Report (volume)
Badger, A. E. 98. (and Ally, Abde). Note on the formation of kaolin minerals from feldspar: Jour. Geology...Bailey, Thomas. 102. Eocene age of the Markley formation (abstract): Geol. Soc. America, Bull., vol. 42...and arkoses in the middle Pennsylvanian Haymond formation of the Marathon area, trans-Pecos Texas: Jour... 164. Zur Bildung der Erdollagerstatten (the formation of oil deposits, with reply by A. Moos): Petroleum...1931. 172. The Ashland coal field, Rosebud, Powder River and Custer Counties, Montana: U.S. Geol. Survey
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Luetheite Macquartite Mammothite Maricopaite Moissanite * Murdochite Navajoite Nickel-zippeite O6oyerite...and range, referred to either the Gila and Salt River or the Navajo Base and Meridian. The latter system...traveled by foot and horseback along the Santa Cruz River to settle Tubac and Tucson and to work silver mines...pathways were along the Gila River, east to west, and the Colorado River, south to north. Following the...Yavapai County, near the headwaters of the Verde River: "with my own hands I extracted ore from them, said
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periodicals predominantly mineralogical inpresenting formation to those publishing it only incidentally. The...Publishing Scripta Company, Washington, DC 20005 USA. Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1947-, Munksgaard, Noerre...Ohio 43214, USA. American Chemical Society, Journal, 1879-, Washington, DC 20036, USA. American Crystallographic...Penn- USA. American Journal of Science, 1818- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. PREFACE... PREFACE 1909 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA. Arkiv for Mineralogi och Geologi, 1949-, Almqvist
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A., and Duggan, 1980 Mammothite Maricopaite Moissanite * Murdochite Navajoite Nickel-zippeite Oboyerite...and range, referred to either the Gila and Salt River or the Navajo Base and Meridian. The latter system...traveled by foot and horseback along the Santa Cruz River to settle Tubac and Tucson and to work silver mines...pathways were along the Gila River, east to west, and the Colorado River, south to north. Following the...Yavapai County, near the headwaters of the Verde River: “with my own hands I extracted ore from them, said
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Science Center Boston University Boston, MA 02215, USA Dr. David M. McKirdy, Sr. Lecturer Dept. of Geology...Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, USA Dr. Philip A. Trudinger Bureau of Mineral Resources...Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4104, USA AI-Biatty, H.J., Dr. Department of Earth Sciences...University of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA Banerjee, D. M., Dr. Department of Geology, University...16802. USA Des Marais. D. L Dr. NASA Ames Research, Center, Moffett Field. California 94035. USA Donnelly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(both allotropes of C), cohenite (Fe3C), and moissanite (SiC)—occur commonly in pre-solar grains (Hazen...fluids, including remobilization of As and the formation of varied arsenate minerals, contributed to the..., and Mayor, M. (2010) Chemical clues on the formation of planetary systems: C/O versus Mg/Si for HARPS...and Philippot, P. (2008) Microbially influenced formation of 2,724-million-year-old stromatolites. Nature...nickel porphyrin, a new mineral from the Green River Formation, Utah. American Mineralogist, 63, 930–937
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Chilwa Island is not a flat-lying sedimentary formation but a great peneplaned plug of intrusive limestone...the mass of the stock; examples are: Firesand River, Ontario; Ngualla and Mbeya, Tanganyika, and Nkombwa...CARBONATITIC COMPLEXES 25 the initial fault formation, and they are considered related to a stage of...(1958), who distinguishes two major cycles of rock formation, states (p. 131), “In both cycles important mechanical...carbonatites (Panda Hill and Sangwe, Tanganyika; Firesand River, Ontario). 3. A late-stage replacement: silicification
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the concentration of oxygen is low, so that the formation of sulphate is prevented. Most of the major metal...overall symmetry. Not all the faces of such a formation would be flat, and those that were would invariably...forms’ Environmental changes during the crystal’s formation can leave traces in the form of inclusions. These...can tell the scientist a great deal about their formation. The sequence of events as inclusions melt, dissolve...mutual orientation, as with the tiny plates of green fuchsite mica that occur in quartz and give a spangled
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rocks composed of chemical sediments (mostly iron formation), and there is an unexplained association of many...description applies: Great Dyke, Zimbabwe; Bird River complex, Canada Attributes A. Tectonic/stratigraphic...Kimberlite contains high pressure minerals such as green chrome or jadeite diopside, magnesium-rich (iron-lean)...African rift valley system or in the Mississippi River Embaynent. Others lie along strike-slip faults and...known to cut thick beds of salt in the Salina Formation). In Africa relatively recent volcanic mars or
Report (edition)
been most cited is his mineralogy of the Green River Formation of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado and the description...of his investigation of the 80-year history of moissanite (silicon carbide) and, hopefully, finally put...the West Gulf Coastal Plain, and the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain (Figure 1) reflect the underlying...the West Gulf Coastal Plain and the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain rarely provide mineral collecting...exposed in all provinces except the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. Stocks, pipes, dikes, or sills have
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concentration of oxygen is low, so that the formation of sulphate is prevented. Most of the major metal...overall symmetry. Not all the faces of such a formation were would invariably have many flaws. Such... Inclusions and ‘false forms’ Environmental formation can changes during leave traces in the the ...tell the scientist a great deal about their formation. The sequence of events as inclusions melt...mutual orientation, as with the tiny plates of green fuchsite mica that occur in quartz and give a spangled
 
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