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Kinoshitalite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Kinoshitalite

Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kinoshitalite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Kinoshitalite

Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kinoshitalite

Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kinoshitalite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Kinoshitalite

Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kinoshitalite

Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kinoshitalite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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About KinoshitaliteHide

Kameki Kinoshita

Formula:

(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn²⁺,Al)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂

Colour:

Yellow brown to colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

2½ - 3

Specific Gravity:

3.30

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Brittle Mica Group

Name:

Named in honor of Kameki Kinoshita (木下亀城) (28 June 1896, Fukui Prefecture, Japan - 14 January 1974), mineralogist, professor at Kyushu University, and investigator of ore deposits in Japan.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Noda-Tamagawa mine, Noda, Kunohe-gun, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Mica Group.

The hydroxyl analogue of fluorokinoshitalite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2307

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2307:4

IMA Classification of KinoshitaliteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

BaMg₃(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂

First published:

1973

Type description reference:

Yoshii, M., Maeda, K., Kato, T., Watanabe, T., Yui, S., Kato, A., Nagashima, K. (1973) Kinoshitalite, a new mineral from the Noda-Tamagawa mine, Iwate Prefecture. Chigaku Kenkyu [Geoscience Magazine], 24. 181-190

Classification of KinoshitaliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.EC.35

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
E : Phyllosilicates
C : Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and octahedral nets

Dana 8th ed.:

71.2.2c.5

71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
2 : Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Kns	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Kns	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download
Kns	Warr (2020)	Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of KinoshitaliteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Yellow brown to colorless

Hardness:

2½ - 3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
{001}

Density:

3.30 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.33 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of KinoshitaliteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.619 n_β = 1.628 - 1.633 n_γ = 1.635

2V:

Measured: 23° , Calculated: 40° to 82°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.016
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

r < v strong

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

X = very light yellow to light yellow; Y = Z = light yellow with brownish tinge.

Chemistry of KinoshitaliteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn²⁺,Al)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	37.325 %
Ba	26.697 %
Mg	14.175 %
Si	10.920 %
Al	10.491 %
H	0.392 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ba, H, K, Mg, Mn, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ti,Fe,Ca,Na,F,H₂O

Crystallography of KinoshitaliteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.345(3) Å, b = 9.250(4) Å, c = 10.256(8) Å
β = 99.99(6)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.578 : 1 : 1.109

Unit Cell V:

499.38 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
0002348	Kinoshitalite	Gnos E, Armbruster T (2000) Kinoshitalite, Ba(Mg)3(Al2Si2)O10(OH,F)2, a brittle mica from a manganese deposit in Oman: Paragenesis and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 85 242-250	2000	293
0006503	Kinoshitalite	Brigatti M F, Poppi L (1993) Crystal chemistry of Ba-rich trioctahedral micas-1M European Journal of Mineralogy 5 857-871	1993	293
0006502	Kinoshitalite	Brigatti M F, Poppi L (1993) Crystal chemistry of Ba-rich trioctahedral micas-1M European Journal of Mineralogy 5 857-871	1993	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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K   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.06000   0.01926
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Mn2   0.00000   0.16937   0.00000   0.08800   0.01115
SiT   0.07500   0.33339  -0.27599   0.50000   0.01144
AlT   0.07500   0.33339  -0.27599   0.50000   0.01144
H4   0.09000   0.00000  -0.19200   1.00000   0.02786
O1   0.00810   0.50000   0.33950   1.00000   0.01887
O2   0.16560   0.21930   0.33930   1.00000   0.01887
O3   0.13020   0.33370  -0.11060   1.00000   0.01469
O4   0.13150   0.00000  -0.10250   1.00000   0.01444
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Ba 0.02100 0.01900 0.01790 0.00000 0.00359 0.00000
K 0.02100 0.01900 0.01790 0.00000 0.00359 0.00000
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Mn1 0.01130 0.00910 0.01180 0.00260 0.00000 0.00000
Mg2 0.01170 0.00970 0.01200 0.00000 0.00210 0.00000
Mn2 0.01170 0.00970 0.01200 0.00000 0.00210 0.00000
SiT 0.01250 0.01030 0.01170 -0.00020 0.00260 0.00020
AlT 0.01250 0.01030 0.01170 -0.00020 0.00260 0.00020
O1 0.02430 0.01480 0.01560 0.00000 -0.00170 0.00000
O2 0.01970 0.02160 0.01610 0.00500 0.00560 0.00400
O3 0.01470 0.01230 0.01720 -0.00060 0.00360 0.00030
O4 0.01430 0.01490 0.01420 0.00000 0.00230 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.37 Å	(100)
2.52 Å	(55)
2.020 Å	(55)
5.05 Å	(50)
10.1 Å	(45)
1.684 Å	(15)
3.16 Å	(5)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits

Type Occurrence of KinoshitaliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Noda-Tamagawa mine, Noda, Kunohe-gun, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

General Appearance of Type Material:

small scales, < 1 mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan, M19511
National School of Mines, Paris, France

Geological Setting of Type Material:

manganese ore

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Celsian	Chalcopyrite	Hausmannite	Pyrrhotite	Quartz
Rhodochrosite	Rhodonite	Sonolite	Spessartine	Tephroite

Reference:

Other Language Names for KinoshitaliteHide

Dutch:Kinoshitaliet

German:Kinoshitalith
Kinoshitalit

Japanese:木下雲母

Russian:Киноситалит

Simplified Chinese:钡镁脆云母
羟硅钡镁石

Spanish:Kinoshitalita

Traditional Chinese:鋇鎂脆雲母
羥矽鋇鎂石

Relationship of Kinoshitalite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Brittle Mica Group

Other Members of Brittle Mica Group:

Anandite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃((Si,Al,Fe)₄O₁₀)(S,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Chernykhite	(Ba,Na)(V³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
'Chloroferrokinoshitalite'	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(Cl,OH,F)₂
Clintonite	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Fluorokinoshitalite	BaMg₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ganterite	Ba_0.5(Na,K)_0.5Al₂(Si_2.5Al_1.5)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Oxykinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Kinoshitalite associated with Fredrikssonite	Mg₂Mn³⁺O₂(BO₃)
2 photos of Kinoshitalite associated with Tephroite	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)
1 photo of Kinoshitalite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
1 photo of Kinoshitalite associated with Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.EC.	Meifuite	KFe₆(Si₇Al)O₁₉(OH)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.	Balestraite	KLi₂V⁵⁺Si₄O₁₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.05	Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Minnesotaite	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05	Willemseite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.9.EC.	Voloshinite	Rb(LiAl_1.5◻_0.5)(Al_0.5Si_3.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Fluorluanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.10	Garmite	CsLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Gorbunovite	CsLi₂(Ti,Fe)Si₄O₁₀(F,OH,O)₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Ferripyrophyllite	Fe³⁺Si₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.10	Manganiceladonite	K(MgMn³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.10	Luanshiweiite	KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10	Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	Tric. 1
9.EC.15	Paragonite	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Nanpingite	CsAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Ferroceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Ganterite	Ba_0.5(Na,K)_0.5Al₂(Si_2.5Al_1.5)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Kreiterite	CsLi₂Fe³⁺(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Roscoelite	KV³⁺₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Tobelite	(NH₄)Al₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromceladonite	K(MgCr◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.15	Montdorite	KFe²⁺_1.5Mn²⁺_0.5Mg_0.5Si₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15	Chromphyllite	KCr₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15	Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.15	'UM1988-22-SiO:AlCaFFeHKLiMg'	KLiMgAl₂Si₃O₁₀F₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Chernykhite	(Ba,Na)(V³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.15	Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Masutomilite	K(LiAlMn²⁺)[AlSi₃O₁₀]F₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Oxyphlogopite	K(Mg,Ti,Fe)₃[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](O,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	'Chloroferrokinoshitalite'	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(Cl,OH,F)₂
9.EC.20	Siderophyllite	KFe²⁺₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Sokolovaite	CsLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon.
9.EC.20	Hendricksite	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Fluorannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Aspidolite	NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Suhailite	(NH₄)Fe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Ephesite	NaLiAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.20	Norrishite	KLiMn³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Yangzhumingite	KMg_2.5(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Orlovite	KLi₂Ti(Si₄O₁₀)OF	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20	Tetraferriannite	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Shirokshinite	K(NaMg₂)(Si₄O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Trilithionite	K(Li_1.5Al_1.5)(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Polylithionite	KLi₂Al(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Shirozulite	KMn²⁺₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Preiswerkite	NaMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20	Fluorophlogopite	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Wonesite	(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH,F)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	'UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi'	(Cs,K)(Al,Li)_2.6((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂
9.EC.20	Fluorotetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Annite	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20	Eastonite	KMg₂Al(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.22	'Pimelite'	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Hex.
9.EC.30	Margarite	CaAl₂(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Ferrokinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Clintonite	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Oxykinoshitalite	(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(O,OH,F)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Fluorokinoshitalite	BaMg₃(Al₂Si₂O₁₀)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35	Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35	Anandite	(Ba,K)(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃((Si,Al,Fe)₄O₁₀)(S,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.40	Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Beidellite	(Na,Ca_0.5)_0.3Al₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Volkonskoite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.40	Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40	Kurumsakite	(Zn,Ni,Cu)₈Al₈V⁵⁺₂Si₅O₃₅ · 27H₂O (?)	Orth.
9.EC.40	Yakhontovite	(Ca,Na)_0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Swinefordite	Li(Al,Li,Mg)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Hectorite	Na_0.3(Mg,Li)₃(Si₄O₁₀)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45	Zincsilite	Zn₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 4H₂O (?)	Mon.
9.EC.45	Hanjiangite	Ba₂CaV³⁺Al(H₂AlSi₃O₁₂)(CO₃)₂F	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.45	Spadaite	MgSiO₂(OH)₂ · H₂O (?)
9.EC.45	Ferrosaponite	Ca_0.3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Stevensite	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-x(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.45	Saponite	Ca_0.25(Mg,Fe)₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.45	Sauconite	Na_0.3Zn₃((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.50	Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.52	'Tarasovite'	near NaKAl₁₁Si₁₃O₄₀(OH)₉ · 3H₂O
9.EC.55	Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Borocookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[BSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. m : Bb
9.EC.55	Franklinfurnaceite	Ca₂Fe³⁺Mn²⁺₃Mn³⁺(Zn₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55	Pennantite	Mn²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Tric.
9.EC.55	Vakhrushevaite	Mg₅Cr(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Tric. 1
9.EC.55	Nimite	Ni₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈	Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55	Gonyerite	Mn²⁺₅Fe³⁺(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Orth.
9.EC.55	Chamosite	Fe²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	'Orthochamosite'	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈
9.EC.55	Baileychlore	Zn₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Tric. 1
9.EC.55	Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55	Glagolevite	Na(Mg,Al)₆(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,O)₈	Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.55	Donbassite	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60	Dozyite	Mg₇Al₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₅)(OH)₁₂	Mon.
9.EC.60	Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Corrensite	(Mg,Fe)₉((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₁₀ · nH₂O	Orth.
9.EC.60	Aliettite	Ca_0.2Mg₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.60	Karpinskite	(Ni,Mg)₂Si₂O₅(OH)₂ (?)	Mon.
9.EC.60	Lunijianlaite	Li_0.7Al_6.2(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH,O)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Tosudite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₆((Si,Al)₈O₁₈)(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60	Hydrobiotite	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · nH₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Saliotite	(Li,Na)Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60	Kulkeite	Mg₈Al(AlSi₇O₂₀)(OH)₁₀	Mon.
9.EC.60	Brinrobertsite	Na_0.3Al₄(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH)₄ · 3.5 H₂O	Mon.
9.EC.65	Macaulayite	(Fe,Al)₂₄Si₄O₄₃(OH)₂	Mon.
9.EC.70	Burckhardtite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺Te⁶⁺)[AlSi₃O₈]O₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
9.EC.75	Niksergievite	(Ba,Ca)₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(CO₃)(OH)₆ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.75	Ferrisurite	(Pb,Ca)_2.4Fe³⁺₂(Si₄O₁₀)(CO₃)_1.7(OH)₃ · nH₂O	Mon.
9.EC.75	Surite	(Pb,Ca)₃(Al,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2 : P2₁
9.EC.80	Kegelite	Pb₈Al₄(Si₈O₂₀)(SO₄)₂(CO₃)₄(OH)₈	Mon.

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Yoshii, M., Togashi, Y., Maeda, K. (1973) On the intensity changes of basal reflections with relation to barium content in manganoan phlogopite and kinoshitalite. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan: 24: 543-550.

Fleischer, Michael; Chao, G. Y.; Kato, Ikiro (1975) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 60 (5-6). 485-489 pp.486-487

Kato, Toshio, Miúra, Yasunori, Yoshii, Morimasa, Maeda, Kenjiro (1979) The crystal structures of 1M-kinoshitalite, a new barium brittle mica and 1M-manganese trioctahedral micas. Mineralogical Journal, 9 (7) 392-408 doi:10.2465/minerj.9.392

Guggenheim, Stephen, Kato, Toshio (1984) Kinoshitalite and Mn phlogopites: Trial refinements in subgroup symmetry and further refinement in ideal symmetry. Mineralogical Journal, 12 (1) 1-5 doi:10.2465/minerj.12.1

Dasgupta, Somnath, Chakraborti, Sanjib, Sengupta, Pulak, Bhattacharya, P. K., Banerjee, H., Fukuoka, M. (1989) Compositional characteristics of kinoshitalite from the Sausar Group, India. American Mineralogist, 74 (1-2) 200-202

Rieder, M., Cavazzini, G., D’Yakonov, Y.S., Frank-Kamenetskii, V.A., Gottardt, G., Guggenheim, S., Koval, P.V., Muller, G., Neiva, A.M.R., Radoslovich, E.W., Robert, J.L., Sassi, F.P., Takeda, H., Weiss, Z., Wones, D.R. (1998) Nomenclature of the micas. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (3) 905-912

Rieder, M., Cavazzini, G., D’yakonov, Yu. S., Frank-Kamenetskii, V. A., Gottardi, G., Guggenheim, S., Koval’, P. V., Müller, G., Neiva, A. M. R., Radoslovich, E. W., Robert, J.-L., Sassi, F. P., Takeda, H., Weiss, Z., Wones, D. R. (1999) Nomenclature of the micas. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (2) 267-279 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.2.13

Gnos, Edwin, Armbruster, Thomas (2000) Kinoshitalite, Ba(Mg)₃(Al₂Si₂₎O₁₀(OH,F)₂, a brittle mica from a manganese deposit in Oman: Paragenesis and crystal chemistry. American Mineralogist, 85 (1) 242-250 doi:10.2138/am-2000-0125

(2001) Kinoshitalite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Tracy, Robert J., Beard, James S. (2003) Manganoan kinoshitalite in Mn-rich marble and skarn from Virginia. American Mineralogist, 88 (5) 740-747 doi:10.2138/am-2003-5-603

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Brazil
São Paulo Cajati ⓘ Mesquita Sampaio deposit	Oliveira et al. (2020) +1 other reference

Canada
New Brunswick Gloucester Co. Bathurst Parish Bathurst Mining Camp ⓘ Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine)	McClenaghan et al. (2009)
Northwest Territories Lac de Gras Ekati Mine ⓘ Mark Kimberlite	Abersteiner et al. (2020)
Yukon Watson Lake mining district Itsi Mountain Wilson Lake ⓘ Gun claim	Macquistan (2024) +1 other reference

China
Inner Mongolia Baotou City Bayan Obo mining district Bayan Obo deposit ⓘ Eastern contact zone	Yang et al. (2026)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Rožná ⓘ Rožná deposit	Doležalová et al. (2005) +1 other reference

Europe
Bohemian Massif Moldanubian Zone (Moldanubicum; Moldanubian) ⓘ Gföhl unit	Zelinková et al. (2022)

Finland
North Ostrobothnia Kuusamo ⓘ Kalettomanpuro	Hayden Dalton et al. (2018)
ⓘ Kattaisenvaara	Hayden Dalton et al. (2018)
ⓘ Kuusamo Kimberlites	Hayden Dalton et al. (2018)
North Savo ⓘ Kuopio-Kaavi diamond field	O´Brien Hugh +1 other reference
South Ostrobothnia Seinäjoki-Lapua ⓘ Vittinki Mn-Fe formation	Heikkilä

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	Hawthorne et al. (2000)

India
Karnataka ⓘ Ghattihosahalli Belt	Raith et al. (2014)

Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol South Tyrol ⓘ Meran-Mauls Basement complex	Degenfelder et al. (2016)

Japan (TL)
Iwate Prefecture Kunohe-gun Noda ⓘ Noda-Tamagawa mine (TL)	Am. Mineral. 85 +1 other reference
Kyoto Prefecture Kizugawa City ⓘ Hokkejino	Am Min 85:242-250

Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Region Inyl'chek Range Muzeinyi Valley ⓘ Rhodonite occurrence	L.A. Pautov data

Morocco
Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region Azilal Province ⓘ Idikel Mn deposit	Joan Rosell-Riba (2022)

Namibia
Otjozondjupa Region Omatako Constituency ⓘ Otjosondu	von Bezing (2007) +1 other reference
ǁKaras Region Berseba Constituency Berseba Townlands Farm 426 Brukkaros Complex ⓘ Blue Hills Intrusive Complex	Reinhard et al. (2025)

Russia
Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ Bol'shetagninskoe Massif	Савельева et al. (2021)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Boguchansky District Chadobets alkaline complex ⓘ Chuktukon carbonatite massif	Doroshkevich et al. (2019)

South Africa
Northern Cape Frances Baard District Municipality Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Kimberley ⓘ De Beers Mine	Soltys et al. (2018)

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province Fuerteventura ⓘ Fuerteventura Basal Complex	Casillas et al. (2011)

Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	Holtstam et al. (1999)
Nordmark mining district Jakobsberg ore field ⓘ Jakobsberg Mine	Holtstam et al. (2000) +1 other reference
Nordmark Odal Field ⓘ Kitteln Mine	Holtstam et al. (1998)

UK
Scotland Highland Fort William and Ardnamurchan Ballachulish ⓘ Allt Guibhsachain	Ferry (1996)

United Arab Emirates
Bani Hamid complex ⓘ Hajar	Gnos et al. (2000)

USA
California Mariposa County East Belt Clearing House Mining District Clearing House Trumbull Peak ⓘ Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit	Cooper et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Virginia Pittsylvania County James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District ⓘ Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine)	Beard et al. (2002) +1 other reference

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