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Smythite from
Clay pit, Lommiswil, Lebern, Solothurn, Switzerland


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Smythite
Formula:(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2 photos of Smythite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smythite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clay pit, Lommiswil, Lebern, Solothurn, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558939
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558939:5
GUID (UUID V4):7b02d587-4f6c-4b2a-bc91-836c67c18131
Nearest other occurrences of Smythite
34.3km (21.3 miles) Unter Erlimoos clay pit, Trimbach, Gösgen, Solothurn, Switzerland
73.0km (45.3 miles) Gottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
86.6km (53.8 miles) Fanny mine (Kruth 1), Kruth, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
99.7km (62.0 miles) Martins adit, Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
collector? Then there were surely good specimen from the clay pits in Cornwall and some nice green balls from...localities in the county, most of which arc in the China Clay district, arc listed by Golley and Williams (1995)...Mine at the Hensbarrow China Clay Pit and the nearby Gunheath China Clay Pit (Russell, 1952; Braithwaite...now incorporated in the greatly enlarged Gun heath Pit (Elton, 1996). Wa, ellitc occurs in cross fractures...been collected in the last two decade . Gunheath Pit is probably the most prolific wavellite locality
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Shelbyville quarry, SE on U.S. 41A: rectorite (as main clay mineral in bentonite bed) (Elliott and Aronson 1987)...intersection with U.S. 127 near Litton: rectorite (as main clay mineral in bentonite bed) (Elliott and Aronson 1987)...(Neuman and Wilson 1960). Townsend, borrow pit near Townsend: smythite (D. Coskren, pers. comm.). Bradley County...(Zeitner 1968). Carroll County Clarksburg area, unnamed pit in north valley wall of Cane Creek, 4 miles W of... 2.5 miles ENE of Vale: pyrite (nodules in gray clay) (Whitlatch 1940). Spencer Clark farm, 3.5 miles
Journal (issue)
resting upon 150rnrn of yellow clay. This passed down into blue-grey mottled clay with lumps of coal about...about 0.4m thick. It seems that these clay bands acted as a barrier to the iron-Dearing solutions. The exposure...1780s refers to rights to dig cinders, iron-ore and clay (Gloucester Records Office 04212/Tl). In the 19th...secondary copper mineralisation at Gunheath China Clay pit in the St. Austell granite area of Cornwall ....in the "Turquoise Vein" area of Gunheath China Clay Pit, Carthew, St. Austell, Cornwall (National Grid
Report (issue)
I I ' N """ I --=--=-;z--_:..::=--=Corcoran Clay Member of Tulare Formation Continental deposits...coarse, yellowish-brown to olive-gray. 620-637 Clay and silt, sandy, firm to lithified, brownish- to...greenish- to bluish-gray; thin interbeds of silt, clay, and claystone; some cementation. - ~ [_L ~I~...dark-bluish greenish-gray. 779-841 Claystone and clay, silty, with sandy layers, greenish-gray. to ...dark-greenish- to blu1sh-gray: th1n Interbeds of clay, silt, and loose sand, plant remains: rhyolitic
Report (issue)
Pa. Archives des Sciences, Geneve. Geneva, Switzerland. Assoc. Am. Geographers Annals--Association of...Report. (See also Fieldiana.) Chicago, Ill. Clays and Clay Minerals. Clarkson, N.Y. Coal Age. New York, N.Y...Natl. Con£. Clays and Clay Minerals Proc.--National Conference of Clays and Clay Minerals Proceedings..., and others, 1972, Relating organic matter and clay content to the multispectral radiance of soils:...for estimating the quantity of organic matter and clay in the surface soil. Discusses using computer procedures
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....and mineralogy of clay minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2. Magmatic deposits of clay minerals . . . .... . . . . . . . . 51.3. Sedimentary deposits of clay minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3.1. Serpentine–kaolin.... . . . . . . . . 51.4. Metamorphic deposits of clay minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4.1. Mica–(chlorite).... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5. Clay minerals and phyllosilicate supply and use . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....and mineralogy of clay minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2. Magmatic deposits of clay minerals . . . .... . . . . . . . . 51.3. Sedimentary deposits of clay minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3.1. Serpentine–kaolin.... . . . . . . . . 51.4. Metamorphic deposits of clay minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4.1. Mica–(chlorite).... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5. Clay minerals and phyllosilicate supply and use . .
Book
9: 1 (Gaines, 1971; Pimentel er al., 2009). SWITZERLAND Maderanertal east of Arnsteg, Uri. In the world...hematite roses occur in numerous localities in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central...specimens reminiscent of those from Maderanertal, Switzerland, and remarkable for their bright luster, sharp...chisel-shaped terminations, usually with some brown clay staining. ILVAITE UNITED STATES and CANADA IDAHO...lesser specimens, from the boron workings of the Bar Pit (Grant and Wilson, 2001; Moroshkin and Frishman,
Report (issue)
.........175 Middle Musquodoboit (Murphy Brook) pit...............................................176......................182 Shubenacadie (L.E. Shaw) pit..............................................................................184 Lantz (L.E. Shaw) pit....................................................-----------L.E. Shaw, Middle MusquodoCretaceous Clay boit pits; Paint Brook occurrence Silica sand Brazil...HEMATITE, CHLORITE, CALCITE CRYSTALS, QUARTZ CRYSTALS, CLAY MINERALS In basalt These minerals occur in amygdaloidal
Report (volume)
generation, chemical and X-ray study. Clays and Clay Minerals 31(4):251-260 Haupt J (1988) Minerals of...the formation of topotactic product phases. Clays Clay Minerals 43:622-629 Zhao W, Yang G, Pan Z (1991)...high-manganese tinzenite from the Falotta Deposit in Switzerland. Crystallogr Rep. 46:30-32 Burns PC, Carpenter...harmonic generation, chemical, and X-ray study. Clay Clay Minerals 31(4):251-260 Gulensoy H, Gedikbey T...Nriagu JO (1975) Thermochemical approximations for clay minerals. Am Mineral 60:834-839 Nuber B, Schmetzer
Report (volume)
generation, chemical and X-ray study. Clays and Clay Minerals 31(4):251-260 HauptJ (1988) Minerals of...of chlorite and the formation phases. Clays and Clay Minerals 43:622-629 Names. Am Mineral of some magnesiumof...asd: KG ras: m | c / a —— dl bs ps | Pit = ll Ke oS é o be ir S 2 RS 2 = = oOmy y (a)... ven RO a. ir peda cc vi. OM seta Ss 3 awh pit 0 eerie a a datanat eile SE? reel a ees es “soso...2°35;6015) 3:3:6(:1.5) Magnesiodum. ea er ° pit minerals Dumortierite v i & Magn.stourolite \\
 
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