Ammiolite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Colour:
Deep red, scarlet
Lustre:
Earthy
A doubtful mineral - probably a mixture of Cinnabar and a Copper Antimonate. Occurs as an alteration product of mercurian tetrahedrite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
202
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:202:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f64bb290-f8b4-4fc4-a49f-854281034ab7
Physical Properties of Ammiolite
Earthy
Colour:
Deep red, scarlet
Crystallography of Ammiolite
Morphology:
Earthy, powdery.
Other Language Names for Ammiolite
French:Antimonite de Mercure
German:Ammiolit
Other Information
Health Risks:
Contains mercury. Do not inhale dust while handling or breaking. Wash hands after handling. Do not lick or ingest.
References for Ammiolite
Reference List:
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Domeyko, I. (1844) Annales des mines: 6: 183. [as Antimonite de Mercure]
Dana, J.D. (1850) System of Mineralogy, 3rd. Edition, New York: 534.
Rivot (1854) Annales des mines: 6: 556.
Domeyko, I. (1860) Elementos de Mineralogia, 2nd. Edition, Santiago: 129. [as Antimoniato de cobre con cinabrio terroso]
Field (1860) Journal of the Chemical Society, London: 12: 27.
Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1024.
Internet Links for Ammiolite
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Localities for Ammiolite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Poland | |
| Lis, J., Sylwestrzak, H. (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warszawa, 791 pages [in Polish]. |
