Gahnite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Gahnite
Formula:
ZnAl2O4
Colour:
Dark blue-green, yellow, brown, black
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
7½ - 8
Specific Gravity:
4.62 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1807 by Baron Karl Marie Ehrenbert von Moll in honor of Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Johan Gottlieb Gahn [August 19, 1745 Voxna Bruk, Hälsingland, Sweden - December 8, 1818 Falun, Sweden]. The new name replaced automalite named by Anders Gustav Ekeberg.
Type Locality:
Gahnite-Hercynite Series, and the Gahnite-Spinel Series.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Gahnite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1632
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1632:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
21f6c494-4cf6-4ef1-b05f-0fac4617bb64
IMA Classification of Gahnite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1807
Classification of Gahnite
4.BB.05
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations
7.2.1.4
7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB2X4
7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB2X4
7.5.5
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
5 : Oxides of Zn, Cd and Hg
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
5 : Oxides of Zn, Cd and Hg
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Ghn | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Ghn | Whitney & Evans (2010) | Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371 |
Physical Properties of Gahnite
Vitreous
Colour:
Dark blue-green, yellow, brown, black
Streak:
Grey
Hardness:
7½ - 8 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
4.62 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Gahnite
Type:
Isotropic
Chemistry of Gahnite
Mindat Formula:
ZnAl2O4
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Fe,Mg
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
1 | |
---|---|
Al2O3 | 57.44 % |
Ga2O3 | 0.05 % |
V2O3 | 0.03 % |
Cr2O3 | 0.02 % |
FeO* | 10.27 % |
CoO | 0.01 % |
ZnO | 30.47 % |
MgO | 1.63 % |
Total: | 99.92 % |
Empirical formulas:
Sample ID | Empirical Formula |
---|---|
1 | (Zn0.67Fe2+0.25Mg0.07)Al2.00O4 |
Sample references:
ID | Locality | Reference | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nine Mile Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia | abundant blue-gray gahnite in gahnite-metaquartzite |
Crystallography of Gahnite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 8.062 Å
Unit Cell V:
524.00 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Crystals usually octahedral.
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0004939 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004940 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004941 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004942 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004943 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004944 | Gahnite | Popovic J, Tkalcec E, Grzeta B, Kurajica S, Rakvin B (2009) Inverse spinel structure of Co-doped gahnite American Mineralogist 94 771-776 | 2009 | 0 | 293 | ||
0019259 | Gahnite | Ardit M, Cruciani G, Dondi M (2012) Structural relaxation in tetrahedrally coordinated Co2+ along the gahnite-Co-aluminate spinel solid solution American Mineralogist 97 1394-1401 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0019260 | Gahnite | Ardit M, Cruciani G, Dondi M (2012) Structural relaxation in tetrahedrally coordinated Co2+ along the gahnite-Co-aluminate spinel solid solution American Mineralogist 97 1394-1401 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0019261 | Gahnite | Ardit M, Cruciani G, Dondi M (2012) Structural relaxation in tetrahedrally coordinated Co2+ along the gahnite-Co-aluminate spinel solid solution American Mineralogist 97 1394-1401 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0020092 | Gahnite | Halenius U, Bosi F (2014) Color of Mn-bearing gahnite: A first example of electronic transitions in heterovalent exchange coupled IVMn2+-VIMn3+ pairs in minerals. American Mineralogist 99 261-266 | 2014 | Kittelgruvan, Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
0020408 | Gahnite | Fregola R A, Skogby H, Bosi F, D'Ippolito V, Andreozzi G B, Halenius U (2014) Optical absorption spectroscopy study of the causes for color variations in natural Fe-bearing gahnite: Insights from iron valency and site distribution data American Mineralogist 99 2187-2195 | 2014 | Jemaa, Kaduna, Nigeria | 0 | 293 | |
0020409 | Gahnite | Fregola R A, Skogby H, Bosi F, D'Ippolito V, Andreozzi G B, Halenius U (2014) Optical absorption spectroscopy study of the causes for color variations in natural Fe-bearing gahnite: Insights from iron valency and site distribution data American Mineralogist 99 2187-2195 | 2014 | Jemaa, Kaduna, Nigeria | 0 | 293 | |
0020410 | Gahnite | Fregola R A, Skogby H, Bosi F, D'Ippolito V, Andreozzi G B, Halenius U (2014) Optical absorption spectroscopy study of the causes for color variations in natural Fe-bearing gahnite: Insights from iron valency and site distribution data American Mineralogist 99 2187-2195 | 2014 | Migiandone mine, Val d'Ossola, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
0020411 | Gahnite | Fregola R A, Skogby H, Bosi F, D'Ippolito V, Andreozzi G B, Halenius U (2014) Optical absorption spectroscopy study of the causes for color variations in natural Fe-bearing gahnite: Insights from iron valency and site distribution data American Mineralogist 99 2187-2195 | 2014 | Migiandone mine, Val d'Ossola, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
0006862 | Gahnite | Andreozzi G B, Lucchesi S, Skogby H, Della Giusta A (2001) Compositional dependence of cation distribution in some synthetic (Mg,Zn)(Al,Fe)2O4 spinels European Journal of Mineralogy 13 391-402 | 2001 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007782 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007783 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007784 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007785 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007786 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007787 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007788 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007789 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007790 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007791 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007792 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007793 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007794 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007795 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007796 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007797 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007798 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007803 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007804 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007805 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007806 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007807 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007808 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007809 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007810 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007811 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007812 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007835 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007836 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007837 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007838 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007839 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007840 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007841 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007842 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007843 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007844 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007848 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007849 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007850 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007851 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007852 | Gahnite | O'Neill H St C, Dollase W A (1994) Crystal structures and cation distributions in simple spinels from powder XRD structural refinements: MgCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, Fe3O4 and the temperature dependence of the cation distribution in ZnAl2O4 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 20 541-555 | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007890 | Gahnite | Waerenborgh J C, Figueiredo M O, Cabral J M P, Pereira L C J (1994) Powder XRD structure refinements and 57Fe Mossbauer effect study of synthetic Zn1-xFexAl2O4 (o | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007891 | Gahnite | Waerenborgh J C, Figueiredo M O, Cabral J M P, Pereira L C J (1994) Powder XRD structure refinements and 57Fe Mossbauer effect study of synthetic Zn1-xFexAl2O4 (o | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007894 | Gahnite | Waerenborgh J C, Figueiredo M O, Cabral J M P, Pereira L C J (1994) Powder XRD structure refinements and 57Fe Mossbauer effect study of synthetic Zn1-xFexAl2O4 (o | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007895 | Gahnite | Waerenborgh J C, Figueiredo M O, Cabral J M P, Pereira L C J (1994) Powder XRD structure refinements and 57Fe Mossbauer effect study of synthetic Zn1-xFexAl2O4 (o | 1994 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008602 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008603 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 0.3 | 293 | ||
0008604 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 0.6 | 293 | ||
0008605 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 0.8 | 293 | ||
0008606 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 1.8 | 293 | ||
0008607 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 2.2 | 293 | ||
0008608 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 3.1 | 293 | ||
0008609 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 4.6 | 293 | ||
0008610 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 6.1 | 293 | ||
0008611 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 8.3 | 293 | ||
0008612 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 10.8 | 293 | ||
0008613 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 12.4 | 293 | ||
0008614 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 13.7 | 293 | ||
0008615 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 14.5 | 293 | ||
0008616 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 15.9 | 293 | ||
0008617 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 16.7 | 293 | ||
0008618 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 17.7 | 293 | ||
0008619 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 18.6 | 293 | ||
0008620 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 19.9 | 293 | ||
0008621 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 21 | 293 | ||
0008622 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 21.9 | 293 | ||
0008623 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 23.8 | 293 | ||
0008624 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 25.4 | 293 | ||
0008625 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 27.2 | 293 | ||
0008626 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 29.8 | 293 | ||
0008627 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 32.2 | 293 | ||
0008628 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 35.2 | 293 | ||
0008629 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 39.8 | 293 | ||
0008630 | Gahnite | Levy D, Pavese A, Sani A, Pischedda V (2001) Structure and compressibility of synthetic ZnAl2O4 (gahnite) under high-pressure conditions, from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 612-618 | 2001 | 42.9 | 293 | ||
0010609 | Gahnite | Saalfeld H (1964) Strukturdaten von gahnit, ZnAl2O4 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 120 476-478 | 1964 | Falun, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
0017916 | Gahnite | Passerini L (1930) Ricerche sugli Spinelli.- II. I composti. Cu Al2 O4, Mg Al2 O4, Mg Fe2 O4, Zn Al2 O4, Zn Cr2 O4, Zn Fe2 O4, Mn Fe2 O4 _cod_database_code 1011001 Gazzetta Chimica Italiana 60 389-399 | 1930 | 0 | 293 | ||
0019968 | Gahnite | D'Ippolito V, Andreozzi G B, Bosi F, Halenius U, Mantovani L, Bersani D, Fregola R A (2013) Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of a natural Zn-rich spinel approaching the endmember gahnite (ZnAl2O4) composition Mineralogical Magazine 77 2941-2953 | 2013 | Jemaa, Kaduna State, Nigeria | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.438 Å | (100) |
2.861 Å | (84) |
1.429 Å | (43) |
1.556 Å | (40) |
1.650 Å | (24) |
0.8251 Å | (13) |
1.0525 Å | (12) |
Comments:
Synthetic. Data from Swanson and Fuyat (1953).
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust | >4.4-3.0 |
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks | |
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations | |
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
34 : Complex granite pegmatites | |
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics | <3.5-2.5 |
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies) | |
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere | <0.6 |
48 : Soil leaching zone minerals | <0.6 |
Type Occurrence of Gahnite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
No designated type material.
Synonyms of Gahnite
Other Language Names for Gahnite
French:Spinelle Zincifère
Italian:Gahnite
Portuguese:Gahnita
Russian:Ганит
Spanish:Automalita
Automolita
Gahnita
Automolita
Gahnita
Varieties of Gahnite
Copper-bearing Gahnite | Cu-bearing gahnite variety from Arsenatnaya fumarole, Tolbachik volcano, Russia. |
Kreittonite | A Fe-bearing (ferroan) variety of gahnite. The Zn:Fe ratio goes to 1.64:1. |
Manganese-bearing Gahnite |
Relationship of Gahnite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cochromite | CoCr2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Coulsonite | Fe2+V3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cuprospinel | Cu2+Fe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
Dellagiustaite | V2+Al2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Deltalumite | (Al0.67◻0.33)Al2O4 | Tet. 4 2m : P4m2 |
Franklinite | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Galaxite | Mn2+Al2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Guite | Co2+Co3+2O4 | Iso. |
Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Jacobsite-Q | Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn3+)2O4 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 | Iso. 4 3 2 : P41 3 2 |
Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Magnesiocoulsonite | MgV2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
Magnesioferrite | MgFe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Manganochromite | Mn2+Cr2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Nichromite | (Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Spinel | MgAl2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Thermaerogenite | CuAl2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Titanomaghemite | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4 | Iso. 4 3 2 : P43 3 2 |
Trevorite | Ni2+Fe3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
UM1994-06-O:AlCo | CoAl2O4 | |
Vuorelainenite | Mn2+V3+2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Zincochromite | ZnCr2O4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
70 photos of Gahnite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
57 photos of Gahnite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
16 photos of Gahnite associated with Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
15 photos of Gahnite associated with Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
14 photos of Gahnite associated with Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
10 photos of Gahnite associated with Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
10 photos of Gahnite associated with Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
9 photos of Gahnite associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
8 photos of Gahnite associated with Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
7 photos of Gahnite associated with Andradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.BB. | Elgoresyite | (Mg5Si2)O9 |
4.BB. | Chenmingite | FeCr2O4 |
4.BB. | Dellagiustaite | V2+Al2O4 |
4.BB. | Thermaerogenite | CuAl2O4 |
4.BB. | Chukochenite | LiAl5O8 |
4.BB. | Garpenbergite | Mn6◻AsSbO10(OH)2 |
4.BB. | Magnéliite | Ti3+2Ti4+2O7 |
4.BB. | Jianmuite | ZrTi4+Ti3+5Al3O16 |
4.BB.05 | Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Cochromite | CoCr2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Coulsonite | Fe2+V3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Cuprospinel | Cu2+Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Filipstadite | (Fe3+0.5Sb5+0.5)Mn2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Franklinite | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Galaxite | Mn2+Al2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Manganochromite | Mn2+Cr2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Magnesiocoulsonite | MgV2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Magnesioferrite | MgFe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Nichromite | (Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Qandilite | (Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4 |
4.BB.05 | Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Trevorite | Ni2+Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Ulvöspinel | TiFe2+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Vuorelainenite | Mn2+V3+2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Zincochromite | ZnCr2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Harmunite | CaFe2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Wernerkrauseite | Ca(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Mn4+O6 |
4.BB.05 | Deltalumite | (Al0.67◻0.33)Al2O4 |
4.BB.05 | Guite | Co2+Co3+2O4 |
4.BB.10 | Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
4.BB.10 | Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
4.BB.10 | Manganostibite | (Mn,Fe)7SbAsO12 |
4.BB.15 | Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.15 | Titanomaghemite | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4 |
4.BB.20 | Tegengrenite | (Mn3+0.5Sb5+0.5)Mg2O4 |
4.BB.25 | Xieite | Fe2+Cr2O4 |
4.BB.30 | Carmeltazite | ZrAl2Ti4O11 |
4.BB.35 | Feiite | Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5 |
4.BB.40 | Maohokite | MgFe2O4 |
4.BB.45 | Tschaunerite | (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Gahnite
Localities for Gahnite
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.
Angola | |
| Gonçalves et al. (2019) |
Antarctica | |
| Абдрахманов et al. (2021) |
Argentina | |
| Tourmaline (extraLapis English, # 3, 2002) |
| Victorio Angelelli (1958) |
| Colombo et al. (2006) |
Colombo et al. (2006) | |
Econ Geol (1995) | |
| Galliski (1983) +1 other reference |
Galliski et al. (2006) +1 other reference | |
| Galliski et al. (2012) |
Atlantic Ocean | |
| Maslennikov et al. (2023) |
Australia | |
| Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) |
| Northern Broken Hill Block |
| Sorrell (n.d.) |
Ramdohr (1950) | |
Spry et al. (2003) +1 other reference | |
Blampain et al. (2006) | |
www.mindat.org (2012) | |
P.M. Buckley (2003) | |
| Ramdohr (1950) |
| Birch et al. (1988) |
Burton (1994) | |
McQueen (1984) +3 other references | |
Teale et al. (2006) | |
NSW Geological Survey report GS1951/049 ... +1 other reference | |
Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) | |
Uwe Kolitsch collection | |
Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) | |
Slack et al. (1993) | |
Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) | |
Stevens et al. (2003) | |
Trevor Dart +1 other reference | |
Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) | |
Based on photographs uploaded | |
Plimer (1977) | |
Stevens B.P.J. et al. (2003) | |
| Skwarnecki (2004) |
| Robertson (1959) |
Kojan (1982) | |
| www.portergeo.com.au (2003) +1 other reference |
| Harvey (1989) |
| Singer et al. (2009) |
| SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit ... |
The Geology of South Australia | |
| Noble R.J et al. (1983) |
| Ben Grguric |
| Noble et al. (1983) |
| |
| Abbot (2005) |
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit ... | |
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit ... | |
| C.H.H. Conor (2003) |
| Verdugo-Ihl et al. (2021) |
| Bottrill +1 other reference |
| Parbhakar-Fox |
| Jacobson et al. (2007) |
| Jacobson et al. (2007) |
| M. Jacobson +2 other references |
| Simpson (1951) |
| Cornelius et al. (2004) |
Christopher J Yeats +3 other references | |
| Yeats et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| Kolitsch et al. (2015) |
| Strasser (1989) |
Strasser (1989) | |
| Postl et al. (2011) |
| Exel (1993) |
Niedermayr (2007) +1 other reference | |
| Niedermayr (2007) |
| Arthofer (2005) |
| Brandstetter (1998) +2 other references |
Belgium | |
| Kramm (1979) +1 other reference |
José Dehove collection | |
Theye et al. (1994) | |
| Hatert et al. (2002) |
Bolivia | |
| Osvaldo R. Arce Burgoa (2007) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Koch (1899) +7 other references |
Brazil | |
| Jeannine and Jacques Cassedanne : "Présence d'eskolaite dans les alluvions stannifères de la Chapada Diamantina (Bahia-Brésil) |
| Econ Geol (1986) |
Queiroz (2016) | |
| Baijot et al. (2014) |
| Andrade et al. (2013) |
| Slezak et al. (pdf available at https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/7027?mode=full) |
| Beurlen et al. (2013) +1 other reference |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) |
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| www.minsocam.org (2004) |
| Beurlen +5 other references |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) +1 other reference |
Beurlen +4 other references | |
Carrino et al. (2019) | |
Burkina Faso | |
| Econ Geol (2003) +1 other reference |
| Schaeneman (1994) |
Canada | |
| I.C.L. Webster (1992) |
| Sabina (1972) |
| DIXON et al. (2014) |
| Ercit et al. (2010) |
| Bannatyne (1985) |
Bannatyne (1985) | |
Bannatyne (1985) | |
| Bernhardt Augsten et al. (1986) +1 other reference |
| Sabina (1972) |
Calvert C. Bristol and Edgar Froese (1989) | |
Zaleski et al. (1991) | |
| Nikischer et al. (2012) |
| O'Reilly et al. (1982) |
| Lougheed +5 other references |
| MDI Number: MDI31C11SW00018 |
| Charles A. Tarnocai et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
| Geoffrey Khalil Abdallah (1990) |
| Pedersen et al. (2002) |
Canadian Mineralogist 36 +1 other reference | |
| Storey C.C. and Vos M.A. (1981) |
| Spry (1983) +2 other references |
| Econ Geol. (1995) |
| Riverin |
| Economic Geology December 1 +1 other reference |
| Arguin et al. (2018) |
| Williams (1990) |
| Coombe Geoconsultants Ltd. (1991) |
Steadman et al. (2015) | |
Steadman et al. (2015) | |
Steadman et al. (2015) | |
Steadman et al. (2015) | |
China | |
| Feng et al. (2022) |
| Orris et al. (2002) |
| Gu Xiongfei et al. (1976) |
| Li et al. (2022) +1 other reference |
| Zhao et al. (2003) |
| Zhang Rubo (1981) |
Czech Republic | |
| Povondra et al. (eds.) +1 other reference |
| Beran (Ag, Au, Co) +2 other references |
| Losos |
| Čech F. |
| Łodziński et al. (2011) |
Novák (2003) | |
Łodziński et al. (2011) | |
| Kruťa et al. (Hrubý Jeseník, Hohes Gesenke, ČSSR) |
| Procházka (1969) |
Łodziński et al. (2011) | |
| Novák |
Duda +2 other references | |
| Drozen |
| Staněk |
| Uher et al. (1998) |
| Pauliš P. Nejzajímavější ... |
| Němec et al. (1976) +1 other reference |
| Houzar S.: Zinkem a baryem bohaté minerální asociace (sfalerit - Zn-spinel - hyalofán - Ba-flogopit) |
| Novák |
Ethiopia | |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
Finland | |
| Ilkka Mikkola collection |
| chalcopyrit |
| Reijo Alviola collection and ... |
| Sunblad (2008) |
| Geological Survey of Finland 2007 ... +1 other reference |
| Peltonen et al. (2008) |
| Haapala Ilmari 1977 Petrography and ... +1 other reference |
| Lips (2006) |
| Laitakari (1967) |
| www.gsf.fi (2002) |
| Niskanen (2014) |
| Geological Survey of Finland 2008. ... |
France | |
| P. Picot |
| De Ascençao Guedes (2003) |
| P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des ... |
P. Devismes : "Atlas photographique des ... | |
| CHAURIS L. (1982) |
| Sinkankas (1981) |
| Lheur et al. (1998) |
| Berbain et al. (2005) |
Guitard (2010) | |
Germany | |
| Walenta (1992) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Obermüller et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
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| Blessing et al. (1991) |
| Bender et al. (1994) |
Greece | |
| Iliopoulos et al. (2004) |
| American Mineralogist (2003) |
| Ockenga et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
Greenland | |
| Uitterdijk Appel (1986) |
Uitterdijk Appel et al. (1987) | |
Guyana | |
| Milton et al. (1976) |
India | |
| Ghosh et al. (2007) |
| Höller et al. (1997) |
| Mukherjee et al. (1998) |
| Mineralogical Magazine 63:743-755. +1 other reference |
Italy | |
| De Michele (1974) +1 other reference |
| Rivista Mineralogica Italiana (Avril/Juin) |
| Bedognè (1991) |
| AA. VV. |
| AA. VV. |
Piccoli et al. (2007) | |
| Mattioli V. (1976) +3 other references |
| Piccoli et al. (2007) |
| Pani E. (1995) |
| Exel (1987) |
| Zillertal extraLapis nu.12 - Mineralien ... |
Folie et al. (2010) | |
Japan | |
| Yohei Shirose (2013) |
| Introduction to Japanese Minerals (Geological Survey of Japan, 1970) |
| Bulletin of the National Science Museum et al. (4) |
| Osakabe et al. (1983) |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu ore collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) |
| Sueoka Y (2013) |
| Chihiro Fukuda and Masahide Akasaka (2005) |
Kazakhstan | |
| Hwang et al. (2006) |
| Shpanov et al. (1971) |
Lithuania | |
| Prušinskienė et al. (2017) |
Luxembourg | |
| Philippo et al. (2007) |
Madagascar | |
| Behier (1963) |
| Behier (1963) |
Mauritania | |
| Marsh et al. (2015) |
Marsh et al. (2015) | |
Mexico | |
| Megaw (2023) |
Mozambique | |
| Gomes et al. (2022) |
| Quadrado et al. (1963) |
Namibia | |
| von Bezing (2007) |
| P. Keller and O. von Knorring |
| Econ Geology (1993) |
| A. Wohlschläger (2001) |
| Ettler et al. (2009) |
New Zealand | |
| Lilley +2 other references |
Hutton (1957) | |
| Tulloch (1981) |
Nigeria | |
| D'Ippolito +7 other references |
| Jacobson (1947) |
North Macedonia | |
| Estep (1977) +2 other references |
| Bermanec et al +2 other references |
Chukanov et al. (2015) | |
Jančev et al. (2017) | |
Chukanov et al. (2018) +1 other reference | |
Norway | |
| Scheerer (1845) |
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| Larsen et al. (2007) |
Rune S. Selbekk (2010) | |
| Frigstad (1999) |
Nordrum (2004) | |
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| Neumann (1985) |
| Bullock et al. (2018) |
Kjerulf et al. (1861) +1 other reference | |
| Selbekk (1991) |
| Vokes (1962) +1 other reference |
| Vokes (1962) |
| Juve (1967) |
| www.ngu.no (2014) |
| Bryhni (1993) +1 other reference |
| Sørbye (1948) +1 other reference |
| Pršek et al. (2010) |
| Kristiansen (2009) |
| Larsen. A.O. & Åsheim (2008) |
| Vokes (1962) +1 other reference |
| Witsø (1994) |
Peru | |
| EDS results by +1 other reference |
Poland | |
| Łodziński et al. (2011) |
Pieczka et al. (2018) | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
Lis et al. (1986) | |
| Schakel et al. (2009) |
| E. Szeleg |
Janeczek J. (1989) +1 other reference | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
Portugal | |
| Marques de Sá et al. (2010) |
| Dias et al. (2009) |
| EV photo |
| Maijer 1965 |
| Frank K. Mazdab collection |
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| |
| Dias P et al. (2014) |
Romania | |
| Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference |
Russia | |
| Vakh et al. (2009, October) +1 other reference |
| webmineral.ru (2021) |
| Sorokina et al. (2019) |
| webmineral.ru (2021) |
| Sandalov et al. (2023) |
| doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| Shchipalkina et al. (2020) |
Pekov et al. (2018) | |
| Lennikov et al. (2004) |
Alekseev et al. (2015) | |
Alekseev et al. (2017) | |
Alekseev et al. (2017) | |
| Irina V. Kozyreva data |
| Ivanyuk et al. (2007) |
| Voloshin A.V. et al. (1986) |
| [World of Stones 95:5-6 +1 other reference |
| V.A. Gorelov (1997) |
| Vital'Evna (2021) |
| webcenter.ru (2002) |
| Igor.V. Pekov (2008) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| Charles W. Smith et al. (1976) |
Serbia | |
| Huska et al. (2015) |
Slovakia | |
| Chudík et al. (2009) |
| Števko M. et al. (2012) |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Uher et al. (n.d.) |
| Uher et al. (Považský Inovec) +1 other reference |
Uher P. +1 other reference | |
South Africa | |
| Spry (1987) +1 other reference |
[AmMin 85:1562] | |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
Spain | |
| & locality references +1 other reference |
| Bareche (2005) |
| Calvo (2009) +1 other reference |
| Merino et al. (2013) |
| ATLANTI et al. (1983) |
| Calvo Rebollar (2018) |
| Calvo (2009) |
Sri Lanka | |
| Ceylon Aluvial Mine (Book, Co. 2002) |
| Grew +5 other references |
Sweden | |
| Nordstrom (1872) |
| [ZK 120 (1964) +4 other references |
Stenberg (2005) | |
| |
| |
| Nysten (2003) |
Öhman et al. (2000) | |
Tiu (2019) | |
| |
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| Geijer (1965) |
Geijer (1965) | |
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Jansson et al. (2013) | |
| Dana 6:A2:43. |
| |
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Wilke (1997) | |
J.Mansfeld.: ... | |
| Entered without references |
| Sandström et al. (2011) |
| Gatedal (n.d.) |
| |
| E. Oudin et al. |
| NJMAh 165 |
| Gatedal (n.d.) |
Holtstam et al. (1999) +1 other reference | |
Gatedal et al. (2003) | |
| K.Gatedal |
Gatedal (n.d.) | |
| Sandström et al. (2009) |
Sandström et al. (2009) | |
Gatedal (n.d.) | |
| Frank K. Mazdab collection +2 other references |
| Sandahl +1 other reference |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Ansermet et al. (2012) |
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Togo | |
| Togbe (2008) |
Turkey | |
| Smith J L (1851) |
UK | |
| O. von Knorring and R. Dearnley (1960) +1 other reference |
Ukraine | |
| Kurylo et al. (2022) |
| Mudrovska et al. (2005) +2 other references |
| Lazarenko E.K. e.a. Mineralogy of ... |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
USA | |
| Econ Geol (1988) |
Econ Geol (1988) | |
| Kent England |
| [micromounts@yahoogroups.com] |
| Foord (1977) |
| Heimann et al. (2016) |
Heimann et al. (2016) | |
Jahns et al. (1951) | |
| King (n.d.) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| - (1984) +3 other references |
Eckel et al. (1997) +2 other references | |
The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43 (2005) | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Professional ... +3 other references |
| - (2005) +2 other references |
- (2005) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
- (2005) +1 other reference | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Meeves et al. (1966) +1 other reference |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| - (2005) |
Meeves et al. (1966) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
Eckel et al. (1997) +1 other reference | |
The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43 (2005) | |
| - (2005) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
Am Min 50:1179-1212 +4 other references | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
- (2005) +3 other references | |
- (2005) | |
| - (2005) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| - (2005) |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| USGS Proffesional Paper 265 |
Pearl +2 other references | |
Bob Cobban +1 other reference | |
Pearl +1 other reference | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) +2 other references |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| - (1984) +1 other reference |
| - (2005) |
| Spry et al. (2021) |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) +2 other references |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Januzzi +1 other reference |
Betts (1999) | |
| Schooner (1958) |
| Silliman (1829) +1 other reference |
Rocks & Minerals (1995) | |
Foye (1922) | |
| Schooner (circa 1985) |
Schooner (1961) | |
Moritz (n.d.) | |
| Rocks & Minerals (1988) |
| Rocks & Min.:64:189 +1 other reference |
| Rocks & Min.: 64:194. |
| Rocks & Min.: Vol. 64. |
| Rocks & Min.: 64:200. |
| Rocks & Min.: 64:202. |
| Cook (1978) |
| Piatak et al. (2010) |
| Thompson et al. (1998) |
| King et al. (1994) |
Rocks & Min.: 9:15-16. +2 other references | |
Rocks & Minerals (1975) +1 other reference | |
Mineralogical Record 24: 382-383 | |
| Thompson et al. (2000) |
| King et al. (1994) |
| Mineralogical Record 22:382 +1 other reference |
King et al. (1994) | |
| Maine Pegmatite Workshop 2004 |
Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in ... +3 other references | |
| Falster et al. (2019) |
Thompson et al. (1998) | |
| USGS Bull 445 |
| Thompson et al. (1998) |
| |
| Harvard Museum of Natural History spec. ... |
| Clara Brennan et al. (2016) |
King et al. (1994) +1 other reference | |
| Rocks & Min.: 11: 27 & 121. |
| Dana 7:I:264. +1 other reference |
| Dana 6: 1071 +1 other reference |
| Mines of the Washington D.C Area |
| Ref.: Minerals of the Washington D.C. ... |
| Ref.: Minerals in the Washington D.C. ... +1 other reference |
| Flint (1908) |
| Rocks & Min.: 16:215. +1 other reference |
| Buchholz et al. (2014) |
| |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Vanuxem (1822) +2 other references |
Dunn (1995) +1 other reference | |
Dunn (1995) | |
FOMS Millsite Committee (1986) | |
Palache (1935) +1 other reference | |
| Dunn (1995) |
| Moritz (n.d.) +3 other references |
Metsger (1958) +2 other references | |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
Min Rec 22:5 p384 | |
Northrop et al. (1996) | |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Jahns et al. (1977) |
| www.nysam.org |
| Mineralogical Record 2:43 |
| Ross (1935) |
| Agortino et al. (1985) |
| Ross (1935) |
Ross (1935) | |
Ross (1935) | |
Pratt (1933) | |
E.WM.Heinrich | |
Ross (1935) | |
Milton et al. (1986) | |
| Dana 7:I:695 +1 other reference |
| Spry et al. (1986a) |
| Rocks & Min.: 15:271. |
| Rocks & Min.:60:85 (see also Dana 7:I:695) |
Rocks & Min.: 15:271. | |
| Ross (1935) |
| Ex: Philadelphia Academy of Science ... |
| Gordon (1922) |
| Gordon |
| Nicolay & Stone (1967) |
| Dietrich (1990) |
D. Grier | |
| |
Owens et al. (2013) | |
| Rocks & Min.:60:165. |
Rocks & Min.:60:165. | |
Rocks & Min.: 60:165. | |
Rocks & Min.: 60:165. | |
| - (2005) +1 other reference |
SANDHAUS D.J. & CRAIG (1986) | |
| - (2005) |
Rocks & Min.: 60:167. | |
| Robert C. Smith |
| Buchholz et al. (2003) +1 other reference |
| Jones +1 other reference |
| Rocks&Min 76:23-241 |
| Rocks & Minerals 76:386 |
Zambia | |
| Maria Boni et al. (2011) |
| Handbook of Mineralogy Vol II p399 |
Vrána et al. (1978) | |
| Behling et al. (2010) |
| Maria Boni et al. (2011) |
| Kampunzu et al. (2009) |
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