Kornerupine

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Kornerupine, etc.

Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Kornerupine, etc.

Ivohibe, Ihorombe, Madagascar

Kornerupine

Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Kornerupine, etc.

Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Kornerupine, etc.

Ivohibe, Ihorombe, Madagascar

Kornerupine

Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Kornerupine, etc.

Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Kornerupine, etc.

Ivohibe, Ihorombe, Madagascar

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Andreas N. Kornerup

Formula:

Mg₃Al₆(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH)

Colour:

Colorless, white, blue, green, yellow-brown, black

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

6 - 7

Specific Gravity:

3.29 - 3.35

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named in honor of Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (7 February 1857, Copenhagen, Denmark - 3 September 1881, Copenhagen, Denmark) explorer, geologist, and artist who made multiple research trips to Greenland.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fiskenæsset old harbour, Qeqertarsuatsiaat area, Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Kornerupine-Prismatine Series.

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Mindat ID:

2254

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2254:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

81886eaf-38aa-485b-8a8b-7df35a821b01

Classification of KornerupineHide

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Physical Properties of KornerupineHide

Optical Data of KornerupineHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.660 - 1.671 n_β = 1.673 - 1.683 n_γ = 1.674 - 1.684

2V:

Measured: 3° to 48°, Calculated: 30° to 32°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.014

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

r > v or r < v

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

X = colorless to green; Y = colorless, pale brownish yellow, pale yellowish green; Z = pale brownish green, green, light amber.

Comments:

may be pseudouniaxial (-).

Chemical Properties of KornerupineHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0001247	Kornerupine	Moore P B, Sen Gupta P K, Schlemper E O (1989) Kornerupine: Chemical crystallography, comparative crystallography, and its cation relation to olivine and to Ni2In intermetallic American Mineralogist 74 642-655		1989		0	293
0001414	Kornerupine	Klaska R, Grew E S (1991) The crystal structure of B-free kornerupine: Conditions favoring the incorporation of variable amounts of B through B = Si substitution in kornerupine American Mineralogist 76 1824-1835		1991		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Kornerupine' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Moore P B' 'Sen Gupta P K' 'Schlemper E O' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 74 _journal_year 1989 _journal_page_first 642 _journal_page_last 655 _publ_section_title ; Kornerupine: Chemical crystallography, comparative crystallography, and its cation relation to olivine and to Ni2In intermetallic ; _database_code_amcsd 0001247 _chemical_formula_sum 'Mg3.374 Al6.088 Fe.38 Si4.104 B.428 O22 H' _cell_length_a 16.041 _cell_length_b 13.746 _cell_length_c 6.715 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 1480.655 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 3.321 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C m c m' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,z' 'x,-y,1/2+z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2+z' '-x,y,1/2-z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z' '-x,y,z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,z' 'x,-y,-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' 'x,y,1/2-z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,1/2+z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2+z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy MgX 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.37400 Mg1 0.12176 0.14031 0.25000 1.00000 Mg2 0.50000 0.14563 0.25000 1.00000 Al3 0.21536 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 Al4 0.31366 0.14182 0.25000 0.81000 Fe4 0.31366 0.14182 0.25000 0.19000 Al5 0.40756 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 Si1 0.40202 0.35299 0.25000 1.00000 Si2 0.17842 0.33375 0.25000 0.76600 Al2 0.17842 0.33375 0.25000 0.23400 Si3 0.00000 0.34253 0.25000 0.57200 B3 0.00000 0.34253 0.25000 0.42800 O1 0.22400 0.04480 0.25000 1.00000 O2 0.40367 0.04600 0.25000 1.00000 O3 0.40283 0.23550 0.25000 1.00000 O4 0.13818 0.09959 -0.05150 1.00000 O5 0.23380 0.23580 0.25000 1.00000 O6 0.31671 0.09479 -0.04710 1.00000 O7 0.08240 0.28210 0.25000 1.00000 O8 0.50000 0.08850 -0.05410 1.00000 O9 0.00000 0.11280 -0.25000 1.00000 O-H10 0.00000 0.08820 0.25000 1.00000 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 MgX 0.06410 0.01620 0.01380 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00020 Mg1 0.01190 0.00860 0.00660 0.00220 0.00000 0.00000 Mg2 0.00390 0.00450 0.01100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 Al3 0.00700 0.00610 0.00250 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00070 Al4 0.00760 0.00770 0.00940 -0.00030 0.00000 0.00000 Fe4 0.00760 0.00770 0.00940 -0.00030 0.00000 0.00000 Al5 0.00590 0.00560 0.00340 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00060 Si1 0.00420 0.00520 0.00400 0.00100 0.00000 0.00000 Si2 0.01600 0.00560 0.00350 -0.00160 0.00000 0.00000 Al2 0.01600 0.00560 0.00350 -0.00160 0.00000 0.00000 Si3 0.00360 0.00670 0.00320 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 B3 0.00360 0.00670 0.00320 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 O1 0.00830 0.00690 0.00330 0.00030 0.00000 0.00000 O2 0.00720 0.00620 0.00350 -0.00080 0.00000 0.00000 O3 0.00890 0.00610 0.01110 0.00170 0.00000 0.00000 O4 0.01060 0.00970 0.00420 0.00410 -0.00150 0.00050 O5 0.02190 0.01350 0.01030 -0.00010 0.00000 0.00000 O6 0.00720 0.00840 0.00720 0.00070 -0.00040 0.00000 O7 0.01460 0.01580 0.00850 -0.00860 0.00000 0.00000 O8 0.00530 0.00580 0.00960 0.00000 0.00000 0.00060 O9 0.00480 0.01280 0.02260 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 O-H10 0.00830 0.01310 0.01770 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

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Radiation - Copper Kα

Data Set: Sri Lanka 1347

Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.37 Å	(60)
3.03 Å	(80)
2.639 Å	(100)
2.118 Å	(60)
2.096 Å	(30)
1.685 Å	(30)
1.503 Å	(40)

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Reference List:

Year ⬇Author Title Publisher

Lorenzen, J. (1884) Kornerupin. Meddelelser om Grønland: 7: 19-22.

Lorenzen, J. (1884) Kornerupin. Meddelelser om Grønland: 7: 19-22.

Lorenzen, J. (1886) Untersuchungen grönländischer Mineralien. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie: 11: 315-318.

Lorenzen, J. (1893) Undersøgelse af Mineralier fra Grønland. Meddelelser om Grønland: 7: 1-31.

Lacroix, A. and De Gramont, A. (1921) Sur la recherche spectrale du bore et sur sa presence dans guelques silico-aluminates naturels. Bulletin de la Société française de minéralogie: 24: 66-77.

Lacroix, A. (1922) Minéralogie de Madagascar, vol. 1, 396.

Gossner, B. and Mussgnug, F. (1928) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, ABt. A, Beil-Bd: 58: 227.

De Villiers, J.E. (1940) Iron-rich kornerupine from Port Shepstone, Natal. Mineralogical Magazine: 25(169): 550-556.

Hey, M.H., Anderson, B.W., and Payne, C.J. (1941) Some new data concerning kornerupine and its chemistry. Mineralogical Magazine: 26: 119-130.

Girault, J.P. (1952) Kornerupine from Lac Ste-Marie, Quebec, Canada. American Mineralogist: 37: 531-541.

Murthy, M.V.N. (1954) Kornerupine from Rannu, Uttar Pradesh, India. Nature: 174: 1065.

McKie, D. (1965) The magnesium aluminium borosilicates: kornerupine and grandidierite. Mineralogical Magazine: 34(268): 346-357.

Balasubrahmanyan, M.N. (1965) Note on Kornerupine from Ellammankovilpatti, Madras, India, Mineralogical Magazine: 35: 662-664.

Bartl, H. (1965) Zur Kornerupinstruktur. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 151.

Moore, P.B. and Bennett, J.M. (1968) Kornerupine: its crystal structure. Science: 159: 524.

Knorring, V.O, Sahama, T.G, and Lehtinen, M. (1969) Kornerupine-bearing gneiss from Inanakafy near Betroka, Madagascar. Bulletin Geological Society Finland: 41: 79-84.

Petersen, O.V. and Johnsen, O. (1980) Giant crystals of Kornerupine. The Mineralogical Record: 11: 93-96.

Grew, E.S. (1983) A grandidierite-sapphirine association from India. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 401-403.

Warren, R.G. and McColl, D.H. (1983) Occurrences of boron-bearing kornerupine in the western Harts Range and near Mount Baldwin, Arunta Block, Central Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics: 8: 93-96.

Nixon, P.H., Grew, E.S., and Condliffe, E. (1984) Kornerupine in a sapphirine-spinel granulite from Labwor Hills, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 48: 550-552.

Grew, E., Herd, R., and Marquez, N. (1987) Boron-bearing kornerupine from Fiskenaesset, West Greenland: a re-examination of specimens from the type locality. Mineralogical Magazine: 51: 695-708.

Moore, P.B., Sen Gupta, P.K., and Schlemper, E.O. (1989) Kornerupine: Chemical crystallography, comparative crystallography, and its cation relation to olivine and to Ni2In intermetallic. American Mineralogist: 74: 642-655.

Grew, E.S., Chernosky, J.V., Werding, G., Abraham, K., Marquez, N., and Hinthorne, J.R. (1990) Chemistry of kornerupine and associated minerals, a wet chemical, ion microprobe, and X-ray study emphasizing Li, Be, B, and F contents. Journal of Petrology: 31: 1025-1070.

Ackermand, D., Windley, B.F., and Razafiniparany, A.H. (1991) Kornerupine breakdown reactions in paragneisses from southern Madagascar. Mineralogical Magazine: 55: 71-80.

Carson, C.J., Hand, M., and Dirks, P.H.G.M. (1995) Stable coexistence of grandidierite and kornerupine during medium pressure granulite facies metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine: 59: 327-339.

Friend, C.R.L. (1995) Occurrences of Boron-free and Boron-poor Kornerupine. Mineralogical Magazine: 59: 163-166.

Grew, E.S., Cooper, M.A., and Hawthorne, F.C. (1996) Prismatine: Revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine: 60: 483-491.

Grew, E.S. and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) Boron: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002), Reviews in Mineralogy. 33, Mineralogical Society of America.

Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998) Kornerupine parageneses in whiteschists and other magnesian rocks: is kornerupine + talc a high-pressure assemblage equivalent to tourmaline + orthoamphibole? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 131: 22-38.

Grew, E.S., Redhammer, G.J., Amthauer, G., Cooper, M.A., Hawthorne, F.C., and Schmetzer, K. (1999) Iron in kornerupine: A 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopic study and comparison with single-crystal structure refinement. American Mineralogist: 84: 536-549.

Wopenka, B., Freeman, J.J., and Grew, E. (1999) Raman spectroscopic identification of B-free and B-rich kornerupine (prismatine). American Mineralogist: 84: 550-554.

Ottolini, L. and Hawthorne, F.C. (2001) SIMS ionization of hydrogen in silicates: a case study of kornerupine. Journal of Anal. At. Spectroscopy: 16: 1266-1270.

Sharma, I.N. and Prakash, D. (2006) Occurrence of Kornerupine-bearing granulite from Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh. Current Science: 91: 678-683.

Cooper, M. and Hawthorne, F.C. (2009) The Crystal Chemistry of the Kornerupine-Prismatine Series. 1. Crystal Structure and Site Populations. The Canadian Mineralogist: 47: 233-262.

Cooper, M.A., Hawthorne, F.C., Grew, E.S., Kyser, T.K., and Rossman, G.R. (2009) The crystal chemistry of the kornerupite-prismatine series. II. The role of hydrogen. The Canadian Mineralogist: 47: 263-274.

Hawthorne, F.C., Cooper, M.A., and Grew, E.S. (2009) The crystal chemistry of the kornerupite-prismatine series. III. Chemical relations. The Canadian Mineralogist: 47: 275-296.

Cooper, M.A. and Hawthorne, F.C. (2009) The crystal chemistry of the kornerupine-prismatine series. IV. Complete chemical formulae from electron-microprobe data and X-ray powder diffraction. The Canadian Mineralogist: 47: 297-302.

Cooper, M.A., Hawthorne, F.C., and Grew, E.S. (2009) The crystal chemistry of the kornerupite-prismatine series. V. The site of beryllium in kornerupine. The Canadian Mineralogist: 47: 303-314.

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- 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.

Antarctica
Eastern Antarctica Enderby Land Edward VIII Bay ⓘ Oygarden Islands	Journal of Petrology, 2004, 45 (7), pp. 1481-1512.
Princess Elizabeth Land Ingrid Christensen Coast Prydz Bay ⓘ Larsemann Hills	Cooper, Mark and Hawthorne, Frank C., 2009, The Crystal Chemistry of the Kornerupine-Prismatine Series. 1. Crystal Structure and Site Populations, Canadian Mineralogist, v. 47, p. 233-262. C. J. Carson, M. Hand and P. H. G. M. Dirks (1995) Stable coexistence of grandidierite and kornerupine during medium pressure granulite facies metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine 59:327-339
ⓘ McCarthy Point	C. J. Carson, M. Hand and P. H. G. M. Dirks (1995) Stable coexistence of grandidierite and kornerupine during medium pressure granulite facies metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine 59:327-339
ⓘ Seal Cove	C. J. Carson, M. Hand and P. H. G. M. Dirks (1995) Stable coexistence of grandidierite and kornerupine during medium pressure granulite facies metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine 59:327-339
Queen Maud Land Lützow-Holm Bay ⓘ Akarui Point	Tetsuo Kawakami, et al (2005) Annual Meeting of the JAMP, 2005. Kawakami, T., Grew, E. S., Motoyoshi, Y., Shearer, C. K., Ikeda, T., Burger, P. V., & Kusachi, I. (2008). Kornerupine sensu stricto associated with mafic and ultramafic rocks in the Lützow-Holm Complex at Akarui Point, East Antarctica: what is the source of boron?. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 308(1), 351-375.
Australia
Northern Territory Central Desert Region Alcoota Station ⓘ Unnamed kornerupine locations	Warren, R.G. & McColl, D.H. (1983) Occurrences of boron-bearing kornerupine in the western Harts Range and near Mount Baldwin, Arunta Block, Central Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, 8 pp. 93-96.
Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges) ⓘ Mt Riddock Station	R.G.Warren & D.H.McColl 1983. Occurrences of boron-bearing kornerupine in the western Harts Range and near Mount Baldwin, Arunta Block, Central Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics, 8 pp93-96 1983.
ⓘ Unnamed kornerupine location (E)	Dobos, S.K. , 1978 -Phase relationships, element distribution, and geochemistry of metamorphic rocks from the northeast Arunta Block. Ph.D. Thesis Macquarie University, Sydney.
ⓘ Unnamed kornerupine location (W)	Warren, R.G. & McColl, D.H. (1983) Occurrences of boron-bearing kornerupine in the western Harts Range and near Mount Baldwin, Arunta Block, Central Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, 8 pp. 93-96.
Jinka Station Elua Range (Elyuah Range) ⓘ Mt Baldwin	Warren, R.G. & McColl, D.H. (1983) Occurrences of boron-bearing kornerupine in the western Harts Range and near Mount Baldwin, Arunta Block, Central Australia. BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, 8 pp. 93-96.
ⓘ Reynolds Range	Cooper, Mark and Hawthorne, Frank C., 2009, The Crystal Chemistry of the Kornerupine-Prismatine Series. 1. Crystal Structure and Site Populations, Canadian Mineralogist, v. 47, p. 233-262.
ⓘ Strangways Range	Neues Jahrb Mineral Monatsh1:15-35. (1976)
Canada
Ontario Leeds and Grenville Counties ⓘ Westport Quadrangle	Lonker, S. (1980) Canadian Journal of Earth Science: 17: 1666-1684. Grew, E.S. (1983) A grandidierite-sapphirine association from India. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 47, n° 344, 401-403.
Québec Outaouais La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM Gracefield Maniwaki-Gracefield district ⓘ Leitch deposit	Peck, W. H., Rathkopf, C. A., Mathur, R. D., & Matt, P. D. (2022). Stable isotope (C, O, S, and Zn) geochemistry of marble-hosted exhalative zinc deposits in the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province, Canada: Insights into ore deposition and tectonic setting. Ore Geology Reviews, 105057.
Lac-Sainte-Marie (Lac Ste Marie) ⓘ Hincks Bridge (Kazabazua kornerupine occurrence) ?	Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec, Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 41, 41-42 p. Alfred Stevenson collection. Sabina, A.P. (1987) Rocks & Minerals for the collector J. Ackermand, et al (2005) Mineralogy and Petrology, 66, #4, 259-270
China
Heilongjiang ⓘ Jixi	Jisheng Jiang,Yaxian Guan, Gongqing Wang, and Guochuan Fan (1992): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 12(2), 165-171
Colombia
Cauca Department Mercaderes ⓘ Río Mayo	Sutherland, F.L., Duroc-Danner, J.M., and Meffre, S. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 155-168.
Finland
Lapland ⓘ Kittilä	Hytönen,K. (1999): Suomen Mineraalit. Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Erillisjulkaisu, Jyväskylä, 399 pp.
ⓘ Paaraskalla	Haapala, Ilmari Siivola, Jaakko Ojanperä, Pentti & Yletyinen, Veijo 1971. Red corundum, sapphirine and kornerupine from Kittilä, Finnish Lapland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 43 (2), 221-231.
North Savo ⓘ Lapinlahti	Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.
France
Occitanie Ariège Saint-Girons Le Port Col d'Agnès Etang de Lers ⓘ Granulite outcrops	Claude Laforêt, Pierre Monchoux,.Elisabeth Oudin, Francis Tollon,.[et al.], 1983, Inventaire minéralogique de la France n°11, Ariège 09-1 Bassin versant du Salat, BRGM , pp 110-111, Etang de Lherz S. S. 4.
Greenland
Sermersooq Nuuk ⓘ Qeqertarsuatsiaat area	Petersen, O. V. & Secher, K. (1993): The Minerals of Greenland. Mineralogical Record 24 (2): 1-67
Allumersat ⓘ Kornerupine-sapphirine locality North of Bjørnesund	Petersen, O.V & Johnsen, O. (1980): Giant crystals of Kornerupine. Mineralogical Record 11,93-96
ⓘ Fiskenæsset old harbour (TL)	Grew, E., Herd, R., Marquez, N. (1987): Boron-bearing Kornerupine from Fiskenaesset, West Greenland: a re-examination of specimens from the type locality, Mineralogical Magazine,51, 695-708
ⓘ Sarfaq	Friend C.R.L. (1995): Occurrences of Boron-free and Boron-poor Kornerupine, Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 59, 163-166
India
Andhra Pradesh Coastal Andhra Region Krishna District ⓘ Kondapalle	Leelanandam, C, 1997, The Kondapalli Layered Complex, Andhra Pradesh, India : A Synoptic Overview, Gondwana Research, v. 1, Pages 95–114
Uttarandhra Region Visakhapatnam District ⓘ Paderu	Grew, E.S. (1983) A grandidierite-sapphirine association from India. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 47, n° 344, 401-403.
Assam ⓘ Sonapahar	Lal, R. K., Ackermand, D., Seifert, F. and Haldar, S. K., Chemographic relationships in sapphirine-bearing rocks from Sonapahar, Assam, India. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 1978, 67, 169–187.
Tamil Nadu Madurai District ⓘ Ganguvarpatti	. Sajeev, K., Osanai, Y. and Santosh, M., Ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism followed by two-stage decompression of garnet– orthopyroxene–sillimanite granulites from Ganguvarpatti, Madurai block, southern India. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 2004, 148, 29–46.
Tiruchirapalli District Ellammankovilpatti ⓘ Ellammankovilpatti Quarry	Balasubrahmanyan, M.N. (1965) Note on kornerupine from Ellamkovilpatti. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 35, p. 662.
Telangana Karimnagar District Malial ⓘ Kornerupine Locality	Sharma, I. N. and Prakash, D., 2006, Occurrence of Kornerupine-bearing granulite from Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, Current Science, v. 91, p. 678-683.
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Rannu	Murthy, 1954.
Kenya
Kwale County ⓘ Lasamba Hill	Lapis 8(4), 25 (1983)
Taita-Taveta County ⓘ Mangari	Collection of NHM, Vienna
Madagascar
Amoron'i Mania Ambatofinandrahana Mangataboahangy ⓘ Riampotsy	Christophe-Michel-Lévy, Emberger, A. & Sandréa, A. (1959) Matériaux pour la minéralogie de Madagascar. II. La dumortiérite de Riampotsy. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 82 (1-3), 77-79
Androy Ambovombe-Androy Imanombo ⓘ Kornerupine locality	Ackermand, D., Windley, B. F. & Razafiniparany, A. .H. (1991): Kornerupine breakdown reactions in paragneisses from southern Madagascar. Mineralogical Magazine 55: 71-80
Anosy ⓘ Betroka District	California Institute of Technology photo
Ianabinda ⓘ Voronkafotra (Vorokafotra; Vohidava mine)	Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 46
Ianakafy ⓘ Ianakafy (Inanakafy)	von Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., and Lehtinen, M. (1969) Kornerupine-bearing gneiss from Inanakafy near Betroka, Madagascar. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland: 41: 79-84.
Mahasoa Est ⓘ Itrongay (Itrongahy)	American Mineralogist 9:22. Lacroix , A. (1939): Observation sur quelques minéraux de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société française de minéralogie. 62: 300-309 De Villiers, J.E. (1940) Iron-rich kornerupine from Port Shepstone, Natal. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 25, n° 169, 550-556 (contains an analysis of kornerupine from Itrongay). Behier, Jean (1963) Carte minéralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique de Madagascar A.1871. Service Géologique
ⓘ Manivitsy	Lacroix , A. (1939): Observation sur quelques minéraux de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société française de minéralogie. 62: 300-309
Atsimo-Andrefana ⓘ Mahafaly plateau	Behier, J. (1964): Travaux mineralogiques. in Besaire, H.: Rapport Annuel du Service Geologique pour 1965. Tananarive. p 243
Ihorombe Iakora ⓘ Red cordierite occurrence	Fritsch, E., Rondeau,B., Peclet, T., Lefebvre, P. & Lulzac, Y. (2016) Red Cordierite from Madagascar. Gems & Gemology, 52 (1): p.?
ⓘ Ivohibe	Knut Edvard Larsen collection ( # M-484, MM-2140)
Myanmar
Mandalay Region Pyin-Oo-Lwin District Mogok Township Chaung-gyi ⓘ Kyauk-wa	Ted Themelis (2008) Gems & mines of Mogok
Mogok Valley ⓘ Ohngaing	No reference listed
Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit) ⓘ Pyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi)	Ted Themelis (2008) Gems & mines of Mogok
Norway
Agder Arendal Tromøy ⓘ Faervik school	Nijland, T.G., Zwaan, J.C & Touret, L. (1998): Topograpical mineralogy of the Bamble sector, south Norway. Scripta Geologica 118, 46 pp
ⓘ Hove	Hulzebos-Sijen N.M.P.E., Visser, D., Maarschalkerweerd, M.H. & Maijer, C., (1990). Two new kornerupine localities in the Bamble Sector, south Norway. Abstract 19th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Geonytt, 17, 58
Froland ⓘ Bøylefoss Bridge	Nijland, T.G., Zwaan, J.C & Touret, L. (1998): Topograpical mineralogy of the Bamble sector, south Norway. Scripta Geologica 118, 46 pp
Risør Søndeled Rød ⓘ Rød Cordierite Locality	Hulzebos-Sijen N.M.P.E., Visser, D., Maarschalkerweerd, M.H. & Maijer, C. (1990): Two new kornerupine localities in the Bamble Sector, south Norway. Abstract 19th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Geonytt, 17, 58
Vestfold og Telemark Bamble Bjordam ⓘ Hullvann	Dirk van der Wel (1973): Kornerupine: A mineral new to Norway. Contribution to the Mineralogy of Norway, No.53. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 53, 349-357
Kragerø ⓘ Magnesiodumortierite occurrence	Jan Kihle photos & identification.
Viken Modum Snarum ⓘ Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit	NHM, Oslo collection + Knut Eldjarn photo & specimen
Russia
Murmansk Oblast Kovdor Massif ⓘ Perusel'ka	Pavel M. Kartashov data
ⓘ Sakha	Cooper, Mark and Hawthorne, Frank C., 2009, The Crystal Chemistry of the Kornerupine-Prismatine Series. 1. Crystal Structure and Site Populations, Canadian Mineralogist, v. 47, p. 233-262.
Slovakia
Košice Region Rožňava District Dobšiná Dobšiná mining district ⓘ Danková	Háber,M., Hovorka,D., 1981: Ore mineralisation on the contact of an alpine type ultramafic body (Dankova, SGR Mnts). Geol.Zbor. – Geol.Carpath., 91 – 113
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal Ugu District Municipality Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality ⓘ Port Shepstone	De Villiers, J.E. (1940) Iron-rich kornerupine from Port Shepstone, Natal. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 25, n° 169, 550-556. von Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., and Lehtinen, M. (1969) Kornerupine-bearing gneiss from Inanakafy near Betroka, Madagascar. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland: 41: 79-84 (referring to De Villiers, 1940). Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.
Limpopo Vhembe District Municipality Soutpansberg Range ⓘ Cavan farm	Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.
Northern Cape Namakwa District Municipality Nama Khoi Local Municipality ⓘ Dabeeb farm	Contrib Mineral Petrol (1985) 91 : 369 382
ⓘ Hytkoras farm	Contrib Mineral Petrol (1985) 91 : 369 382
ⓘ Namaqualand metamorphic complex	Hokada, T., Motoyoshi, Y., Hiroi, Y., Shimura, T., Yuhara, M., Shiraishi, K., ... & Knoper, M. W. (2001). Petrography and mineral chemistry of high-grade pelitic gneisses and related rocks from Namaqualand, South Africa. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue, 55, 105-126.
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality Gordonia ⓘ Bok se Puts Farm (Bokseputs farm)	Moore, J. M., Waters, D. J., & Niven, M. L. (1990). Werdingite, a new borosilicate mineral from the granulite facies of the western Namaqualand metamorphic complex, South Africa. American Mineralogist, 75(3-4), 415-420. Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.
Sri Lanka
North Central Province ⓘ Elahera District	Cooper, Mark and Hawthorne, Frank C., 2009, The Crystal Chemistry of the Kornerupine-Prismatine Series. 1. Crystal Structure and Site Populations, Canadian Mineralogist, v. 47, p. 233-262. Dissanayake, C. B., Chandrajith, R. O. H. A. N. A., & Tobschall, H. J. (2000). The geology, mineralogy and rare element geochemistry of the gem deposits of Sri Lanka. BULLETIN-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND, 72(1/2), 5-20.
Sabaragamuwa Province Ratnapura District ⓘ Rakwana	Dissanayake, C. B., Chandrajith, R. O. H. A. N. A., & Tobschall, H. J. (2000). The geology, mineralogy and rare element geochemistry of the gem deposits of Sri Lanka. BULLETIN-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND, 72(1/2), 5-20.
Southern Province Matara District ⓘ Weligama	Natural History Museum Vienna collection
Western Province Colombo District ⓘ Homagama pegmatite	Grew, E. S. Hiroi, Y. Motoyoshi, Y. Kondo, Y. Jayatileke, S. J. M. Marquez, N. (1995) Iron-rich kornerupine in sheared pegmatite from the Wanni Complex, at Homagama, Sri Lanka. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (3): 623 - 636
Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Pyandzh River Valley ⓘ Darai-Stazh river	Levitskii V.I. e.a. (1990) Peculiarities of mineralogy and petrology of metasomatites with cordierite and kornerupine, - Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal, 12(5), p.58-68 (in Russian) Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.
ⓘ Kukh-i-Lal (Kukhilal; Kuhi-lal)	Malsy, A., & Klemm, L. (2010). Distinction of gem spinels from the Himalayan mountain belt. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, 64(10), 741-746.
ⓘ Mulvoj	Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.
Tanzania
Dodoma Region Kongwa District Kongwa ⓘ Mautia Hill	McKie, D. (1965) The magnesium aluminium borosilicates: kornerupine and grandidierite. Mineralogical Magazine 34: 346-357. von Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., and Lehtinen, M. (1969) Kornerupine-bearing gneiss from Inanakafy near Betroka, Madagascar. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland: 41: 79-84 (referring to McKie, 1965). Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998) Kornerupine parageneses in whiteschists and other magnesian rocks: is kornerupine + talc a high-pressure assemblage equivalent to tourmaline + orthoamphibole? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.
Uganda
Northern Region Kotido ⓘ Labwor Hills	http://www.min.uni-kiel.de/petrographie/schenk/ugandaweb/index1.html?/petrographie/schenk/ugandaweb/labwor.html
USA
New Jersey Morris County Jefferson Township Tierneys Corner ⓘ Mase Mountain	Young, Davis, 1995,Kornerupine-group Minerals in Grenville-Facies Paragneiss, Reading Prong, New Jersey, The Canadian Mineralogist, v. 33, p. 1255-1262.
Passaic County Ringwood ⓘ Kornerupine Group locality	Volkert, Richard A., 2009, Kornerupine: A Rare and Unusual Mineral in the New Jersey Highlands, The Picking Table, v. 50 (1): 20-21.
New York Lewis County ⓘ Lyonsdale	NY State Museum spec. no. 18734
Warren County ⓘ Warrensburg Township	NY State Museum spec. no. 15770
ⓘ Warrensburg	George Robinson & Steven Chamberlain (2007) Gazetteer of major New York State mineral localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82, #6, 472-483. George Robinson & Steven Chamberlain (2007) Gazetteer of major New York State mineral localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82, #6, 472-483.
Utah San Juan County ⓘ Moses Rock	Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
Zambia
Lusaka Province Rufunsa District ⓘ Chilapila Hill	Grew, E.S., Pertsev, N.N., Vrána, S., Yates, M.G., Shearer, C.K., and Wiedenbeck, M. (1998): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 131, 22-38.
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Karoi District (Urungwe; Hurungwe District) ⓘ Magondi belt	Grew, E. S., Yates, M. G., Shearer, C. K., & Wiedenbeck, M. (1997). Werdingite from the Urungwe district, Zimbabwe. Mineralogical Magazine, 61(5), 713-718.