Gadolinite from
Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company Quarry (Petrick Quarry), Llano County, Texas, USA
| Locality type: | Pegmatite | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Gadolinite' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Comments: | This material is actually transparent very dark green. It also displays an unusually high paramagnetism and can be picked up by a Nd-Fe-B "supermagnet". | |
| Habit: | Amorphous, metamict | |
| Colour: | Greenish-Black | |
| Luminescent properties: | None | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Microcline | 3 | |
| K Feldspar | 1 | |
| - var Adularia | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| - var Milky Quartz | 1 | |
| Biotite | 1 | |
| Thorite | 1 | |
| - var Thorogummite | 1 | |
| Behoite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gadolinite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company Quarry (Petrick Quarry), Llano County, Texas, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 400379 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:400379:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company Quarry, Llano County, Texas, USA