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Griceite

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Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Griceite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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About GriceiteHide

Joel D. Grice

Formula:

LiF

Hardness:

4½

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Halite Group

Name:

Named in honor of Joel Denison Grice (B. 1946), Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer, former Curator of Minerals, Canadian Museum of Nature (former National Museum of Natural Sciences), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Grice is a world-renowned specialist in the structures of borates, carbonates, beryllium minerals and the eudialyte group.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

This page provides mineralogical data about Griceite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1749

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1749:3

Similar NamesHide

Crucite (of Delamétherie)	A synonym of 'Chiastolite'
Crucite (of Thomson)	A synonym of 'Crucilite'
Grossite	A valid IMA mineral species	CaAl₄O₇
Priceite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O

IMA Classification of GriceiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1986

Classification of GriceiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

3.AA.20

3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H₂O
A : M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

9.1.1.5

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
1 : AX

Hey's CIM Ref.:

8.1.1

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
1 : Halides of the alkali metals and ammonium

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Gri	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of GriceiteHide

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Chemistry of GriceiteHide

Mindat Formula:

LiF

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
F	73.242 %
Li	26.759 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

F, Li - search for minerals with similar chemistry

CAS Registry number:

7789-24-4

CAS Registry numbers are published by the American Chemical Society

Crystallography of GriceiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.0293 Å

Unit Cell V:

65.42 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0011345	Griceite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237		1963		0	293
0017905	Griceite	Ott H (1926) Die Strukturen von Mn O, Mn S, Ag F, Ni S, Sn I4, Sr Cl2, Ba F2, Praezisionsmessungen einiger Alkalihalogenide. _cod_database_code 1010990 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 63 222-230		1926		0	293

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Li   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
F   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.013 Å	(100)
2.324 Å	(90)
1.424 Å	(50)
1.213 Å	(10)
1.163 Å	(10)
0.924 Å	(10)
0.900 Å	(10)

Comments:

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of GriceiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Synonyms of GriceiteHide

IMA1986-043

Unnamed (MSH UK-54)

Other Language Names for GriceiteHide

Dutch:Griceiet

German:Griceit

Russian:Грайсит

Spanish:Griceita

Relationship of Griceite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Halite Group

Other Members of Halite Group:

Carobbiite	KF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Halite	NaCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Sylvite	KCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Villiaumite	NaF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

9 photos of Griceite associated with Villiaumite	NaF
1 photo of Griceite associated with Steenstrupine-(Ce)	Na₁₄Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Ce₆Zr(Si₆O₁₈)₂(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

3.AA.	Brontesite	(NH₄)₃PbCl₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.05	Marshite	CuI	Iso. 43m : F43m
3.AA.05	Nantokite	CuCl	Iso. 43m : F43m
3.AA.05	'UM1999-11:I:CuS'	Cu(I,S)
3.AA.05	Miersite	(Ag,Cu)I	Iso. 43m : F43m
3.AA.10	Tocornalite	(Ag,Hg)I (?)	Hex.
3.AA.10	Iodargyrite	AgI	Hex. 6mm : P6mm
3.AA.15	Bromargyrite	AgBr	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.15	Chlorargyrite	AgCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Sylvite	KCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Halite	NaCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Villiaumite	NaF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
3.AA.20	Carobbiite	KF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.25	'UM1998-03-Cl:Tl'	TlCl
3.AA.25	Nataliyamalikite	TlI	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
3.AA.25	Lafossaite	Tl(Cl,Br)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
3.AA.25	Salammoniac	NH₄Cl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
3.AA.30	Calomel	[Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.30	Moschelite	[Hg₂]²⁺I₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.30	Kuzminite	HgBr	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.35	Neighborite	NaMgF₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
3.AA.35	Parascandolaite	KMgF₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
3.AA.40	Javorieite	KFeCl₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.40	Chlorocalcite	KCaCl₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.45	Kolarite	PbTeCl₂	Orth.
3.AA.50	Radhakrishnaite	PbTe₃(Cl,S)₂	Tet.
3.AA.55	Challacolloite	KPb₂Cl₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.AA.60	Hephaistosite	TlPb₂Cl₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.AA.90	Pseudocotunnite	K₂PbCl₄	Orth.

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Health Risks:

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References for GriceiteHide

Reference List:

Van Velthuizen, Jerry, Chao, George Y. (1989) Griceite, LiF, a new mineral species from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 27 (1) 125-127

(2005) Griceite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for GriceiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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Canada (TL)
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH) (TL)	Van Velthuizen et al. (1989) +1 other reference

Spain
Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife Candelaria Barranco Hondo ⓘ ~~Lava flow~~	Dill et al. (2023)
Granadilla de Abona ⓘ ~~La Mareta~~	Dill et al. (2023)
ⓘ ~~Los Blanquitos~~	Dill et al. (2023)
ⓘ ~~Mount Reventada~~	Dill et al. (2023)

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