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Micaceous Minerals

Saturday, 26 February 2022 08:00 AM

Introducing the "Micaceous Minerals" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including tetraferriphlogopite, trilithionite, vermiculite, wonesite, and zinnwaldite and more from places like Turii alkaline Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States, Easton Talc quarry, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, United States, Post Pond Volcanics, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, United States, and Zinnwald, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

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Tetraferriphlogopite - 46484
Tetraferriphlogopite - 46484

Tetraferriphlogopite

#46484
Locality
Turii alkaline Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia 
Formula
KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2 
Availability
Sold
Size
1 x 1 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Special Info
XRD Confirmed 

Dark, almost black tiny crystals Tetraferriphlogopite, a member of the biotite group. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.

Tetraferriphlogopite is a Phyllosilicate - Monoclinic - Mica group member. It is an ordinary (True or Common) Mica - Trioctahedral with Mg, some substitutions for of Fe3+ for silicon at the (T) positions and OH>F at (A) otherwise would be Fluorotetraferriphlogopite.

Found in ultrabasic alkaline massif of Kovdor.


Tetraferriphlogopite

Formula
KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
Special Info
XRD Confirmed

Trilithionite

#BW57580
Locality
Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Formula
KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 4.5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Litium bearing purple crystal of Trilithionite 3.5 x 3.5cm.


Trilithionite

Formula
KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Micaceous 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Elastic 
Hardness
Collection
Bill Wilson Collection

Trilithionite

#BW57592
Locality
Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States 
Formula
KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
pegmatite mineral  

Rose pink micaceous flakes of Trilionite to 5mm.


Trilithionite

Formula
KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Micaceous 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Elastic 
Hardness
Collection
Bill Wilson Collection

Vermiculite

#AH54186
Locality
Easton Talc quarry, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, United States 
Formula
Mg0.7(Mg,Fe3+,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2
Availability
Sold
Size
8 x 6 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Small to large (4cm), yellow plates of micaceous Vermiculite.

Although a monoclinic phyllosilicate, Vermiculite is not a mica group member. But it  is micaceous. It is a member of the Montmorillonite-Vermiculate group with 2:1 layering, meaning there are two (T) tetrahedral layers with an (M) octahedral layer in between. There is no (I) interlayer and the 2:1 layers are instead held together by weak Van der Waals bonds.

Vermiculate requires Biotite, Chlorite, Hornblend and Serpentines to form. Vermiculite contains so much water it will exfoliate when burned.


Vermiculite

Formula
Mg0.7(Mg,Fe3+,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Lamellar, Scaly 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Dull 
Color
colorless, green, gray white, yellow brown 
Streak
greenish white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
1.5-2 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection

Wonesite

#PD48252
Locality
Post Pond Volcanics, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont, United States 
Formula
(Na,K,□)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4 
Availability
Sold
Size
1.3 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm - Thumbnail 
Special Info
Type Locality 

Greenish micaceous small specimen. Wonesite is rather rare and occurs at the Post Pond volcanic rock as epitactic intergrowths with Phlogopite and talc in metamorphosed volcanics (Lauf, RJ - Collector's Guide to the Mica Group).


Wonesite

Formula
(Na,K,[box])(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Flakes 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
yellow brown, dark brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Micaceous 
Hardness
2.5-3 
Collection
Don Phillips Collection
Special Info
Type Locality
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Zinnwaldite

#BW57295
Locality
Zinnwald, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic 
Formula
K(Al,Fe,Li)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)F 
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Special Info
Type Locality 

Zinnwaldite is a dark brown lithium bearing mica, which has been discredited by the IMA. On this specimen it occurs as golden brown micaceous crystals.

Zinnwaldite is a phyllosilicate, mica group member. It is an Ordinary (True or Common) Mica - Trioctahedral. It is a lithium bearing transitional member on the Siderophyllite-Polylitionite series.


Zinnwaldite

Formula
KLiFe++Al(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Pseudo Hexagonal, Micaceous, Platy 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
light brown, silvery white, gray, yellowish white, greenish white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
3.5-4 
Collection
Bill Wilson Collection
Special Info
Type Locality

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