Simmonsite from
Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
| Locality type: | Pegmatite | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Simmonsite | |
| Formula: | Na2LiAlF6 | |
| Luminescent properties: | yellow-orange short wave UV fluorescence | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Amazonite Cryolite Cryolithionite Pachnolite Topaz | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Cryolite | 2 | |
| Cryolithionite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Simmonsite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20175 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20175:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Foord, Eugene E., O'Connor, Joseph T., Hughes, John M., Sutley, Stephen J., Falster, Alexander U., Soregaroli, Arthur E., Lichte, Frederick E., Kile, Daniel E. (1999) Simmonsite, Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 84 (5) 769-772 doi:10.2138/am-1999-5-609 | ||









Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA