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SULFATES BORATES TUNGSTATES AND MOLYBDATES ARSENATRES ARSENIDES PHOSPHATES AND VANADATES UNNAMED MINERALS


SOROSILICATES

The epidote group

ALLANITE-(Ce)

CLINOZOISITE

EPIDOTE

HANCOCKITE

PIEMONTITE


Other sorosilicates

BARYLITE

BARYSILITE

CUSPIDINE

FERROAXINITE

GANOMALITE

HARDYSTONITE

HEMIMORPHITE

JUNITOITE

KENTROLITE

MANGANAXINITE

NASONITE

PUMPELLYITE-(Mg)

SAMFOWLERITE

THORTVEITITE

VESUVIANITE


CYCLOSILICATES

The tourmaline group

DRAVITE

SCHORL

UVITE

 

PIEMONTITE

Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(O,OH)2 
Monoclinic

Piemontite, a calcium manganese aluminum silicate hydroxide mineral of the epidote group, was described from Sterling Hill by Jenkins (1994). It was stated to occur as pink microcrystals associated with johnbaumite and barite. The reported analysis is grossly inadequate for interpretation. Piemontite has not been reported from Franklin.

 

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CHAPTER 16. SOROSILICATES AND CYCLOSILICATES