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Dillnite

A variety of Zunyite

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Dillnite

Ferdinand adit, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Dillnite

Ferdinand adit, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Dillnite

Ferdinand adit, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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About DillniteHide

Formula:

Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl

Name:

Named for Dilln, the German name for Banská Belá (Dilln) in central Slovakia.

A variety of Zunyite

An F-rich zunyite variety.
Originally described from Banská Belá (Dilln), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

31315 (as Dillnite)
4433 (as Zunyite)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:31315:9 (as Dillnite)
mindat:1:1:4433:8 (as Zunyite)

GUID
(UUID V4):

82f740dc-5f1f-4417-b4ad-dddee994e5a3 (as Dillnite)
2593329a-52ab-4e95-ba5a-b773d208f4ff (as Zunyite)

Chemistry of DillniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl

Elements listed:

Al, Cl, F, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Other Language Names for DillniteHide

Simplified Chinese:氟氯黄晶

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Dillnite associated with Diaspore

AlO(OH)

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for DillniteHide

Reference List:

Konta, J., Mraz, L. (1961) Dillnite and its relation to zunyite. American Mineralogist, 46 (5-6) 629-636

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- 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.


Mongolia
Ömnögovi Province Erdenetsogt Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field) ⓘ Oyu Tolgoi mine	Fengjun Nie, Sihong Jiang, Yi Zhang, Yan Liu, and Peng Hu (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(6), 176-189

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Banská Štiavnica District Banská Štiavnica ⓘ Ferdinand adit	*Koděra, M. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda, Bratislava.*

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