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Bučina, Třemošnice, Chrudim District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republici
Regional Level Types
BučinaMetamorphic belt (Active)
TřemošniceMunicipality
Chrudim DistrictDistrict
Pardubice RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 52' 43'' North , 15° 39' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Metamorphic belt (Active) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
414331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414331:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


From the belt of Ordovician metapelites in the Železné hory Mountains, ottrélite was described in 1882. Material newly collected in the vicinity of the Bučina Hill (606 m a.s.l.) SW from the Vápenný Podol village fits the original description, i.e. felsic rocks rich in quartz and illite-muscovite, with significant schistosity and abundant porphyroblasts of a dark green mineral of the chloritoid group up to 3 mm large. WDS analysis resulted in (Fe0.83Mg0.17Mn0.01)Σ1.01Al1.97(SiO4)Σ1.02O0.92(OH)2.00, i.e. chloritoid. Among the accessory minerals in the schist, possibly primary grains of xenotime-(Y) and more common rhabdophane-(Ce) in form of acicular, partly skeletal crystals in cavities, possibly after leached apatite were noticed.

We suggest using the term “chloritoid schist” for these metapelites formed at the contact of Middle to Late Ordovician graphite shales with the intrusion of the Variscan biotite granite of the Železné Hory Mts. Plutonic Complex.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Rhabdophane-(Ce)8.CJ.45Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
O RutileTiO2
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ce Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O

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