Anemousite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Feldspar Group. Obsolete name for a member of the plagioclase series, optically near An40Ab60 (andesine), but low in silica.
Originally reported from Monte Rosso, Linosa, Pelagie Islands, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Originally reported from Monte Rosso, Linosa, Pelagie Islands, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:229:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
97b43b0e-dc91-4eda-a42d-be32bfff4ad8
Other Language Names for Anemousite
German:Anemousit
Spanish:Anemousita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Anemousite
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Localities for Anemousite
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Italy | |
| Washington H. S., Wright F.E. (1910): A feldspar from Linosa and the existence of soda anorthite (carnegieite). Amer. Journ. Sci., ser. 4, 29, 51-70; Ernst E., Nieland H. (1934): Plagioklase von Linosa, ein Beitrag zur Anemousitfrage. Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 46, 93-126; Muir I.D. (1955): Transitional optics of some andesines and labradorites. Mineralogical Magazine, 30, 545-568. |