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Humite from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Humite

Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Humite
Formula:Mg7(SiO4)3F2
Comments:Found as large, coarse crystals, generally with various degrees of alteration to serpentine, Chukanov(2014) provides the following IR spectrum based on yellow grains: Wavenumbers (cm1): 3560, 3405w, 1075sh, 991s, 954s, 915sh, 888s, 851, 763, 617, 552, 540sh,495sh, 484, 420s, 395s
Rruff.info provides the following empirical formula based on microprobe: (Mg0.91Fe0.09)7(Si0.99Ti0.01O4)3(F0.76(OH)0.24)2, see http://rruff.info/humite/display=default/R040071
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Ion Microprobe
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Humite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6319
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6319:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Humite
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
(Januzzi, 1966, 1989) (Manchester, 1931) (Trainer, 1938) (Whitlock, 1903).
Chukanov, Nikita V. (2014) Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy - Infrared spectra of mineral species. Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7128-4
 
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