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Marialite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Marialite

Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Marialite

Kiran, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Marialite

Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Marialite

Torregaveta, Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Marialite

Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Marialite

Kiran, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Marialite

Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Marialite

Torregaveta, Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Marialite

Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Marialite

Kiran, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

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About MarialiteHide

Formula:

Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl

Colour:

Colourless, white, bluish, brownish, yellowish, violet, greenish

Lustre:

Vitreous, Resinous, Pearly

Hardness:

5½ - 6

Specific Gravity:

2.5 - 2.62

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Scapolite Group

Name:

Named in 1866 by Gerhard vom Rath in honor of his wife, Maria Rosa vom Rath (1830-1888).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pianura, Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite Series).

An unusual, Pb-rich and Be-bearing marialite was described by Christy & Gatedal (2005).

Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Marialite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2575

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2575:7

Similar NamesHide

Marialite (of Ryllo)	A synonym of Haüyne
Mariatite
Marlite	A synonym of 'Marlstone'
Merrillite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Merrillite-(Ca)		(Ca,◻)₁₉Mg₂(PO₄)₁₄
Merrillite-(Y)		Ca₁₆Y₂Mg₂(PO₄)₁₄
Miarolite	A rock subtype
Muralite	A variety of 'Vitrain'

IMA Classification of MarialiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Classification of MarialiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FB.15

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 7th ed.:

76.3.1.1

Dana 8th ed.:

76.3.1.1

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
3 : Al-Si Framework with other Be/Al/Si frameworks

Hey's CIM Ref.:

17.3.4

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
3 : Silicates with chloride (including aluminosilicates)

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
Mar	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Mar	Siivolam & Schmid (2007)	Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
Mar	Whitney & Evans (2010)	Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
Ma	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of MarialiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Resinous, Pearly

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless, white, bluish, brownish, yellowish, violet, greenish

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5½ - 6 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Distinct on the {100} and the {110}

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal

Density:

2.5 - 2.62 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.54 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MarialiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.539 - 1.55 n_ε = 1.532 - 1.541

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.007 - 0.009
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.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

None to Very Low
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 uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Chemistry of MarialiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	45.436 %
Si	29.910 %
Na	10.881 %
Al	9.578 %
Cl	4.195 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Cl, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Ca,K,S

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
SiO₂	57.89 %	55.44 %	54.73 %	53.06 %	52.20 %	52.50 %	52.04 %	52.10 %	51.67 %
TiO₂	0.01 %		0.01 %	0.00 %	0.02 %	0.00 %	0.01 %	0.02 %	0.00 %
Al₂O₃	21.62 %	22.89 %	22.85 %	23.30 %	23.74 %	23.45 %	22.55 %	23.79 %	23.98 %
Fe₂O₃	0.07 %		0.08 %	0.19 %	0.07 %	0.10 %	0.10 %	0.23 %	0.16 %
MnO	0.01 %			0.02 %	0.01 %	0.01 %	0.01 %		0.01 %
MgO	0.03 %	0.30 %	0.03 %	0.02 %	0.15 %	0.34 %	0.09 %	0.18 %	0.02 %
CaO	4.81 %	7.72 %	8.29 %	9.88 %	10.43 %	10.45 %	11.05 %	11.13 %	11.30 %
Na₂O	10.5 %	9.36 %	8.55 %	7.65 %	7.45 %	7.27 %	7.20 %	6.86 %	6.30 %
K₂O	1.16 %	0.22 %	1.08 %	0.95 %	0.58 %	0.86 %	0.93 %	0.87 %	1.07 %
P₂O₅		0.05 %			0.03 %	0.00 %	0.00 %	0.00 %	0.01 %
H₂O+	0.44 %	0.22 %	0.13 %	0.08 %	0.22 %	0.20 %	0.14 %	0.07 %	0.11 %
H₂O-	0.06 %	0.03 %		0.03 %	0.01 %	0.09 %	0.00 %	0.10 %	0.03 %
CO₂	1.11 %	1.85 %	1.69 %	2.18 %	2.53 %	1.77 %	0.00 %	2.14 %	2.55 %
SrO				0.07 %	0.21 %	0.10 %	0.32 %		0.2 %
BaO
SO₃	0.03 %	0.18 %	0.39 %	1.10 %	1.1 %	0.88 %	0.6 %	0.80 %	1.08 %
Cl	2.96 %	2.30 %	2.19 %	1.90 %	1.5 %	2.00 %	1.6 %	1.85 %	1.75 %
F							0.76 %	0.11 %	0.00 %
Loss-O=Cl+F	-0.57 %	-0.48 %	-0.49 %	-0.43 %	-0.34 %	-0.45 %	-0.68 %	-0.46 %	-0.39 %
Total:	100.13 %	100.08 %	99.53 %	100 %	99.91 %	99.57 %	96.72 %	99.79 %	99.85 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
1	(Na_2.87K_0.21Ca_0.73)_3.81Al_3.59Si_8.16O₂₄(Cl_0.74(CO₃)_0.22) corresponding to (Mar80.6Me19.4)
2	(Na_2.57Ca_1.17K_0.04Mg_0.06)_3.84Al_3.83Si_7.86)O₂₄[Cl_0.56(CO₃)_0.42(SO₄)_0.02] _1.00 corresponding to Mar67.5Me32.5
3	(Na_2.37Ca _1.27K_0.20)_3.84Al_3.85Si_7.83O₂₄[Cl_0.53(CO₃)_0.40(SO₄)_0.05]_0.98 corresponding to Mar66.5Me33.5
4	(Na_2.14Ca_1.53K_0.18)_3.85Al_3.97Si_7.66)O₂₄[Cl_0.44(CO₃)_0.48(SO₄)_0.13] _1.05 corresponding to Mar59.8Me40.2
5	(Na_2.10Ca_1.62K_0.11Mg_0.03)_3.86Al_4.06Si_7.57O₂₄[Cl_0.34(CO₃)_0.55(SO₄)_0.13]_1.02 corresponding to Mar57.0Me43
6	(Na_2.04Ca_1.62K_0.16Mg_0.07)_3.89Al_4.00Si_7.60O₂₄[Cl_0.46(CO₃)_0.39(SO₄)_0.10]_0.95 corresponding to Mar56.3Me43.7
7	(Na_2.05Ca_1.74K_0.17)_3.96Al_3.90Si_7.63O₂₄[F_0.17Cl_0.39(SO₄)_0.07] corresponding to Mar55.7Me44.3
8	(Na_1.92Ca_1.73K_0.16Mg_0.04)_33.85Al_4.06Si_7.54)O₂₄[Cl_0.42(CO₃)_0.45(SO₄)_0.09F_0.02]_0.98 corresponding to Mar53.8Me46.2
9	(Na_1.78Ca_1.76K_0.20)_3.74Al_4.12Si_7.52O₂₄[Cl_0.39(CO₃)_0.53(SO₄)_0.12]_1.04 corresponding to Mar52.5Me47.5

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of scapolite associated with feldspar and nepheline
2	Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with amphibole, mica and plagioclase
3	Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of scapolite associated with pyroxene and titanite
4	Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of a single marialite crystal
5	Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with pyroxene. The analyst report that the analytical results for SO3 and are uncertain.
6	Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with pyroxene.
7	L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with apatite, fluorite, uranothorite and allanite. The analyst considers the SO3 and CL results for uncertain.
8	Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with pyroxene, titanite, fluorite and calcite. Analysed specimen is labelled "Huddersfield towndhip"
9	" "	Haughton, D. R. (1971) Plagioclase-scapolite equilibrium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5). p.854-870.	Wet chemical analysis of marialite associated with quartz and titanite. The specimen is labeled "Clapham Township".

Crystallography of MarialiteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/m - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

I4/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.060(3) Å, c = 7.572(3) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.628

Unit Cell V:

1,101.30 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic, granular, massive.

Comment:

Teertstra & Sherriff (1996) give a = 12.06(1) and c = 7.551(5) Å for end-member marialite.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0018479	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2011) Complete Al-Si order in scapolite Me37.5, ideally Ca3Na5[Al8Si16O48]Cl(CO3), and implications for antiphase domain boundaries (APBs) The Canadian Mineralogist 49 581-586	2011	Lake Clear, Ontario, Canada	293
0006242	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006241	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006240	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006239	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006238	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006237	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006236	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006235	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006234	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006233	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0006232	Marialite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9 The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1577-1591	2008	Monmouth Township, Ontario, Canada	293
0000134	Marialite	Papike J J, Zoltai T (1965) The crystal structure of a marialite scapolite American Mineralogist 50 641-655	1965		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Complete Al-Si order in scapolite Me37.5, ideally Ca3Na5[Al8Si16O48]Cl(CO3),
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CA   0.75000   0.75000   0.75000   0.40900   0.05710
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Si3   0.66266   0.08550   0.96160   1.00000   0.00890
O1   0.70850   0.59970   0.25160   1.00000   0.01780
O2   0.94370   0.12510   0.26410   1.00000   0.01780
O3   0.60130   0.19010   0.04310   1.00000   0.02210
O4   0.79450   0.09890   0.96580   1.00000   0.01820
O5   0.52020   0.61740   0.07850   1.00000   0.02090
O6   0.62450   0.97840   0.07250   1.00000   0.02340
O7C   0.84520   0.79500   0.80020   0.34700   0.05710

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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2θ (degrees) d-spacing (Å)

Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.80 Å	(8)
3.45 Å	(10)
3.05 Å	(9)
2.68 Å	(7)
2.29 Å	(5)
1.907 Å	(7)
1.363 Å	(6)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	4.566-4.560
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
16 : Low-? aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Geological Setting:

Regionally and contact metamorphic rocks, skarns, pegmatites, altered mafic igneous rocks, volcanic ejecta.

Type Occurrence of MarialiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pianura, Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy

Synonyms of MarialiteHide

Marialite (of von Roth)

Marialith

Mizzonite

Mariatite (in part)

Other Language Names for MarialiteHide

Dutch:Marialiet

German:Marialith

Russian:Мариалит

Simplified Chinese:钠柱石
中柱石

Spanish:Marialita

Traditional Chinese:鈉柱石
中柱石

Relationship of Marialite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Scapolite Group

Other Members of Scapolite Group:

Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
'Scapolite'	This term generally refers to just the marialite-meionite series, not the full scapolite group, ...	Tet.
Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

35 photos of Marialite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
28 photos of Marialite associated with Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
21 photos of Marialite associated with Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
20 photos of Marialite associated with Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
17 photos of Marialite associated with Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
12 photos of Marialite associated with Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
12 photos of Marialite associated with Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆
12 photos of Marialite associated with Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃
12 photos of Marialite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
11 photos of Marialite associated with Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Perchukite-(Y)	PbYAsSi₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.FB.	Åsgruvanite-(Ce)	Ce₁₆Ca₅Al(SiO₄)₆(AsO₃)₈(CO₃)₂Cl₄F₃(OH)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Bicchulite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 222 : I222
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	(BeAlSi)Na₄(SiO₄)₃Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

Fluorescence of MarialiteHide

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References for MarialiteHide

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Haberlandt, H. and Köhler, A. (1934/1935): Fluoreszenzanalyse von Skapolithen. Chemie der Erde 9, 139-144.

Haberlandt, H. (1949): Neue Luminiszenzuntersuchungen an Fluoriten und anderen Mineralien IV. Sitz.-Ber. österr. Akad. Wiss., math.-naturwiss. Kl. I, 158, 609-646.

vom Rath, G. (1866) Mineralogisch-geognostische Fragmente aus Italien. Zeitschrift der deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft: 18: 634-637.

Papike, J. J., Zoltai, Tibor (1965) The crystal structure of a marialite scapolite. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 641-655

C., O. Ingamells; J., Gittins (1967) The stoichiometry of scapolite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (2). p.214-236.

Lin, S. B., Burley, B. J. (1973) Crystal structure of a sodium and chlorine-rich scapolite. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 29 (6) 1272-1278 doi:10.1107/s0567740873004371

Ulbrich, Horst H. (1973) Crystallographic data and refractive indices of scapolites. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 81-92

Oterdoom, W. Heiko, Wenk, Hans-Rudolf (1983) Ordering and composition of scapolite: Field observations and structural interpretations. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 83 (3) 330-341 doi:10.1007/bf00371201

Bayliss, Peter (1987) Mineral nomenclature: scapolite. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (359) 176 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.359.23

Belokoneva, E.L., Sokolova, N.V., Urusov, V.S. (1993) Scapolite: crystal structures of marialite (Ma11) and meiorite (Me88) with space groups as functions of composition. Kristallografiya: 38(1): 52-57 (in Russian).

Kabalov, Yu.K., Sokolova, E.V., Urusov, V.S. (1995) Rietveld refinement of scapolite crystal structures: marialite (4.7% Me). Kristallografiya: 40(5): 829-832 (in Russian).

Sokolova, E.V., Kabalov, Y.K., Sherriff, B.L., Teertstra, D.K., Jenkins, D.M., Kunath-Fandrei, G., Goetz, S., Jäger, C. (1996) Marialite: Rietveld structure-refinement and 29Si MAS and 27Al satellite transition NMR spectroscopy. The Canadian Mineralogist: 34: 1039-1050.

Teertstra, David K., Sherriff, Barbara L. (1996) Scapolite cell-parameter trends along the solid-solution series. American Mineralogist, 81 (1) 169-180 doi:10.2138/am-1996-1-221

Sokolova, E.V., Gobechiya, E.R., Zolotarev, A.A., Kabalov, Yu.K. (2000) Refinement of the crystal structures of two marialites from the Kukurt deposit of the East Pamirs. Kristallografiya: 45: 1014-1018 (in Russian).

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

Seto, Yusuke; Shimobayashi, Norimasa; Miyake, Akira; Kitamura, Masao (2004) Composition and I4/m-P4₂/n phase transition in scapolite solid solutions. American Mineralogist, 89 (2-3). 257-265 doi:10.2138/am-2004-2-301

Christy, A. G., Gatedal, K. (2005) Extremely Pb-rich rock-forming silicates including a beryllian scapolite and associated minerals in a skarn from Långban, Värmland, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (6) 995-1018 doi:10.1180/0026461056960304

Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F. C. (2008) The Crystal Chemistry of the Scapolite-Group Minerals. i. Crystal Structure and Long-Range Order. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (6) 1527-1554 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.6.1527

Antao, S. M.; Hassan, I. (2008) Increase in Al-Si and Na-Ca disorder with temperature in scapolite Me32.9. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (6). 1577-1591 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1577

Antao, S. M., Hassan, I. (2011) Complete Al-Si order in scapolite Me37.5, ideally Ca3Na5[Al8Si16O48]Cl(CO3), and implications for antiphase domain boundaries (APBs) The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (2) 581-586 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.2.581

(2011) The structures of marialite (Me6) and meionite (Me93) in space groups P42/n and I4/m, and the absence of phase transitions in the scapolite series. Powder Diffraction, 26 (2) 119-125 doi:10.1154/1.3582802

www.gia.edu (n.d.) https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2014-gemnews-tenebrescent-scapolite

Rao, Yinghua; Guo, Qingfeng; Zhang, Sixue; Liao, Libing (2023) Relationship between the Coloration Mechanism and Gemological Properties of Purple Scapolite. Crystals, 13 (8). 1207 doi:10.3390/cryst13081207

Kostov-Kytin, Vladislav; Kadiyski, Milen; Nikolova, Rositsa (2024) Further on the Choice of Space Group for Scapolite Group Members and Genetic Considerations about the Si-Al Ordering in Their Framework Construction. Minerals, 14 (6). 556 doi:10.3390/min14060556

Localities for MarialiteHide

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Afghanistan
Badakhshan Kuran wa Munjan District Sar-e-Sang ⓘ Ladjuar Medam	Dudley Blauwet Private Communication
ⓘ Dar-e-Zu mine	Woodside et al. (2014)
ⓘ Sar-e-Sang River	Woodside et al. (2014)
ⓘ Pitwak Mine	www.mindat.org (2016)
ⓘ Unnamed meta-evaporite occurrence	RWMW Collection
Logar Mohammad Agha District ⓘ Aynak Cu deposit	Waizy et al. (2021)
ⓘ Aynak West prospect	Waizy et al. (2021)

Argentina
Mendoza Province Malargüe Department Malargüe District ⓘ Los Molles	specimen from Roberto Kurcbart

Australia
Queensland Cloncurry Shire Cloncurry ⓘ Dugald River Mine	Edwards et al. (1953)
ⓘ Duchess	Edwards et al. (1953)
Selwyn District ⓘ Mount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine)	Wang et al. (2001)
North Burnett Region Mount Biggenden ⓘ Biggenden Mine	part of list University of Queensland +1 other reference
South Australia Pastoral Unincorporated Area Coober Pedy ⓘ Cairn Hill mine	Mount Woods Inlier et al. (Honors thesis) +1 other reference
Tasmania Huon Valley municipality Huon-Channel region ⓘ Cygnet district	Taheri +1 other reference
ⓘ Langdons Point	Bottrill et al. (2014)

Austria
Carinthia Wolfsberg District Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud Brandrücken ⓘ Spodumene prospect
Wolfsberg ⓘ Gertrusk	Raith (1998)
Waldenstein ⓘ Hematite Mine	Niedermayr et al. (2007)
Lower Austria Krems-Land District Mühldorf Amstall ⓘ Graphite quarry	Kolitsch (2025)
ⓘ Marble quarry (Thalinger quarry; Hausbruch)	Uwe Kolitsch SXRD-analysis of 1.3 cm large et al. (yellow-)
Melk District Weiten Am Schuß ⓘ Am Schuß quarry	Kolitsch (2023)

Brazil
Espírito Santo ⓘ Aracruz	Tony Nikischer specimen ands analysis
ⓘ Santa Maria de Jetibá	Blue Chip Minerals
Pará São Félix do Xingu ⓘ AQW2 deposit	Stama et al. (2026)

Burundi


Canada
British Columbia Osoyoos Mining Division Hedley ⓘ Nickel Plate Mine	Econ Geol (1992)
Nova Scotia Cumberland Co. Greenhill ⓘ Clarke Head	Owen et al. (1999)
Nunavut Kivalliq Region ⓘ Kiyuk Lake project	Jones (2019)
Qikiqtaaluk Region Baffin Island ⓘ Cook Inlet	Can Min 38:1193-1199
ⓘ Southern Baffin Island	[Canadian Mineralogist 38 p1193-1199 - ...
Ontario Frontenac County ⓘ Clarendon Township	Haughton (1971)
Haliburton County Highlands East Township ⓘ Glamorgan Township	Haughton (1971)
ⓘ Gooderham area
ⓘ Highway 503 roadcut	Burley et al. (1961)
ⓘ Monmouth Township	Antao et al. (2008)
Hastings County Hastings Highlands Municipality Herschel Township ⓘ Diamond Lake	element51.com. +1 other reference
Renfrew County Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan ⓘ Lyndoch Township	Haughton (1971)
Greater Madawaska Brougham Township ⓘ Hunt Mine (Belgian)	www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.)
Griffith Township ⓘ Spain Mine	Carter T. R. (1980)
Québec Montérégie Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM Vaudreuil-Dorion ⓘ Île Cadieux alnöite	Bowen 1922 +1 other reference
Outaouais Pontiac RCM ⓘ L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet	Haughton (1971)
ⓘ Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Haughton (1971)
ⓘ Otter Lake	Haughton (1971)
Saskatchewan ⓘ Nisikkatch Lake	Hogarth (1957)
Yukon Mayo mining district Wernecke Mountains ⓘ Hoover prospect	Hunt et al. (2005)
ⓘ Slab prospect	Hunt et al. (2005)

Chile
Antofagasta Antofagasta Province Mejillones Mejillones peninsula ⓘ Unnamed Cu mine [2]	SEM-EDS and XRD by Joy Desor and ...
El Loa Province San Pedro de Atacama ⓘ El Laco Fe deposit	Wegner (1982)
Atacama Copiapó Province Tierra Amarilla Pampa Larga mining district Alacrán ⓘ Alacrán Mine	SEM-EDS by Joy DEsor
ⓘ Descubridora mine	Robert A. Jenkins find - personal ...
ⓘ Veta Negra Mine	SEM-EDS by Joy Desor

China
Anhui Anqing Huaining County Yueshan ore field ⓘ Anqing copper mine	Xuncheng Wang and Yucai Zhou (1995)
Ma'anshan Yushan District Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field) ⓘ Aoshan Fe Mine	Pan et al. (1999)
ⓘ Taocun Mine	Liu et al. (2018)
Hubei Huangshi Tieshan District ⓘ Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine)	Fenghua Yang (2001)
Hunan Chenzhou Linwu Co. Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field ⓘ Xianghualing Mine	Carl (Bob)
Yongzhou Dao Co. ⓘ Weijia W deposit	Huang et al. (2022)
Jiangsu Nanjing Jiangning District ⓘ Meishan Fe deposit	Chuanxian Lin and Zheru Zhang (1984) +1 other reference
Shaanxi Shangluo Shanyang County ⓘ Tongmugou Zn deposit	Shaoyong Jiang et al. (1994)
Xinjiang Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture) Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.) Subashi (Subashen) ⓘ Deposit No. 1677	Tang (2005)
Atushi Co. (Artux Co.; Atux Co.; Atush Co.) ⓘ Cheyibulake polymetallic occurrence (Qieyibulake polymetallic occurrence)	Fuquan Yang et al. (2003)

Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region ⓘ Jáchymov ore district	Ondruš et al. (2003)
South Bohemian Region Český Krumlov District ⓘ Černá v Pošumaví	Vácha et al. (2025)
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Prosetín ⓘ Prosetín Quarry	Bačík et al. (2012)
ⓘ Strážek (Straschkau)	David Parfitt collection
ⓘ Strážek Calc-Silicate Locality	Uwe Kolitsch

Finland
Lapland Sodankylä Viiankiaapa mire area ⓘ Sakattilampi (Sakatti deposit)	Höytiä et al. (2026)
North Ostrobothnia Pudasjärvi ⓘ Rometölväs reef	Karinen
Satakunta Siikainen ⓘ Otamo dolomite quarry	Joel Dyer collection
Southwest Finland Pargas ⓘ Ersby	Hytönen (1999)
Pargas limestone mine ⓘ Skräbböle Quarry	Hytönen (1999)

France
Centre-Val de Loire Cher Sancerre-Couy drilling ⓘ Lamprophyre dyke	Eur. J. Mineral.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Pyrénées-Atlantiques Oloron-Sainte-Marie Gotein-Libarrenx Libarrenx (Libarenz; Libarens) ⓘ Dipyre occurrence	Tschermak (1883)
Occitanie Ariège Foix Arignac ⓘ Gypsum Quarry	Dutrow et al. (2022)
Miglos ⓘ Chateau Renaud	Chollet Pascal Collection

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Plaka Plaka Mines ⓘ Plaka Mine No. 145	Rieck et al. (2018)
ⓘ Plaka Mine No. 80	Kolitsch et al. (2015) +1 other reference

India
Rajasthan Jaipur district Sikar District Khetri ⓘ Khetri Mines (Ketri Mine)	Baidya et al. (2018)
Jhunjhunu District ⓘ Madan-Kudan deposit	Baidya et al. (2018)

Iran
East Azerbaijan Province Varzaqan County Kharvana District Arzil Rural District ⓘ Miveh Rud (Miveh Rood; Mivehrood; Movārī; Muvāri; Myuvari)	Saeed Alirezaei et al. (2015)
Semnan Province Damghan County ⓘ Panj-Kuh iron deposit (Panj-Kuh iron mine)	Sheibi (2014) +1 other reference

Italy
Campania Metropolitan City of Naples Bacoli ⓘ Torregaveta	Fedele L. et al. (2006)
Ercolano ⓘ Le Novelle Quarry	Russo et al. (2004)
Monte di Procida ⓘ Breccia Museo pyroclastic deposit	Fedele L. et al. (2006)
ⓘ Mount Somma	[Lapis 1994:5 p.13-23
Naples ⓘ Pianura (TL)	vom Rath (1866)
ⓘ Soccavo	in the colletion of Ch. & H. Schäfer
ⓘ Procida Island	Pichler et al. (1970) +1 other reference
Sant'Anastasia ⓘ Cupa dell'Olivella	Russo et al. (2004)
Salerno Nocera Inferiore ⓘ Fiano tuff quarries	Carati (1988)
Lazio Viterbo Province ⓘ Capranica	Begini (2022)
Lombardy Brescia Province Niardo ⓘ Fà Valley	King (n.d.) +2 other references
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento Province Moena ⓘ Pale Rabbiose	Ferretti et al. (2013)
Tuscany Grosseto Province Pitigliano ⓘ Case Collina	Analysis by Dr. Tumaini
Livorno Province Rio Rio Marina ⓘ Cape Arco Mine	Manasse (1910)

Japan
Iwate Prefecture Oshu City Esashi ward ⓘ Akagane mine	- (n.d.)
Miyazaki Prefecture Nishiusuki District Hinokage ⓘ Mitate mine	- (n.d.)
Nagano Prefecture Minamisaku District Kawakami-mura ⓘ Kawahage (Azusa mine)	Masutomi Museum specimen (Kyoto)
ⓘ Kobushi mine (Koubushi mine)	National Science Museum
Saitama Prefecture Chichibu City Ohtaki-mura Nakatsugawa ⓘ Chichibu mining district	- (n.d.)

Madagascar
Anosy Betroka District Ianabinda ⓘ Ankily	Vandall King

Morocco
Fès-Meknès Region Taounate Province Taounate Cercle Caïdat de Beni Oulid Oualad Azem (Ouled Azem) ⓘ Jebel Elkayl	Joan Rosell-Riba (12/2024)

Nepal
P3 Bagmati Pradesh ⓘ Dhading District ?	Oleg

Norway
Agder Arendal Øyestad ⓘ Løddesøl	Bugge (1945)
Nordland Flakstad Flakstadøya Nusfjord ⓘ Mørkdalen	Kullerud et al. (1999)
Telemark Bamble ⓘ Ødegården apatite mines	Lieftink et al. (1993)
Kragerø Valberg ⓘ Valberg Quarry	Nordrum (2000)
Skien ⓘ Flekkeren	Jamtveit et al. (1997)
Vestland Kinn Vågsøy Vågsøy Island ⓘ Kråkenes Lighthouse	- (1989, Winter)
ⓘ Solveggen	Larsen (1989) +1 other reference

Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province ⓘ Upper Kohistan District	Carnegie Museum of Natural History ...

Peru
Ica Pisco Province Humay District Tambo Colorado ⓘ 'Rosalinda' occurrence	Hyrśl (2012)
Lima Cañete Province Raúl-Condestable Mine ⓘ Raul Mine	Williams et al. (2005) +1 other reference

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Stronie Śląskie Nowa Biela ⓘ Mt. Czernica	Lis et al. (1986)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast Miass ⓘ Pit No. 418	Sorokina et al. (2019)
Murmansk Oblast Sal nye Tundry ⓘ Elgoras Mountain	Chukanov et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Orenburg Oblast Yasnensky District Kumak ore field ⓘ Efim area	Hawthorne et al. (1988)
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Tuva ⓘ Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit	Doroshkevich et al. (2016)
Chedi-Kholsky District ⓘ Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit	Lebedev et al. (2019)

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Lučenec District ⓘ Bulhary	Farsang et al. (2014)

South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal Ugu District Municipality ⓘ Marble Delta	Cairncross et al. (1995)
Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District Municipality Thaba Chweu Local Municipality ⓘ Lydenburg	Cairncross et al. (1995)

Spain
Andalusia Seville Lebrija ⓘ Las Navas quarry	Calvo Rebollar (2018)
Asturias Salas Carlés ⓘ Carlés Mine	López (n.d.)
Extremadura Badajoz Burguillos del Cerro ⓘ Nueva Vizcaya Mine	Borja Sainz de Baranda et al. (2002)
Monesterio ⓘ Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine)	Calvo Rebollar (2018)

Sweden
Norrbotten County Gällivare ⓘ Aitik Mine	Boliden Group
Kiruna Kiruna Town Mining District ⓘ Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit	Valentin Alain (2014)
Vittangi ⓘ Paanikielinen	IMA 18th General Meeting
Örebro County Askersund Zinkgruvan ⓘ Zinkgruvan mine	Henriques (1964)
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	Holtstam et al. (1999) +1 other reference
Västmanland County Sala Municipality Västerfärnebo ⓘ Käringbricka	Lorin et al. (2009)

Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Kukurt river ⓘ Pegmatite localities	Sokolova et al. (2000)
Murghob Rangkul ⓘ Snezhnoe deposit	Litvinenko +8 other references

Tanzania
Dodoma Region ⓘ Mpwapwa District	Tony Nikischer specimen and analysis +1 other reference
Morogoro Region Kilosa District ⓘ Rubeho Mountains	King (n.d.)
Morogoro Rural District ⓘ Marble occurrence	Harvard Museum of Natural History ...
Tanga Region Korogwe Rural District ⓘ Umba River (Umba Valley)	Zwaan (1974)

UK
England Devon West Devon Okehampton Hamlets ⓘ Meldon Aplite Quarry	www.mineralman.f9.co.uk (2001)
Scotland ⓘ Highland	Drever (1936) +1 other reference
Shetland Islands Mainland West Mainland ⓘ Ward of Silwick	Tindle (2008)

USA
Arizona Cochise County Middle Pass Mining District Cochise Stronghold area ⓘ Stronghold Canyon - North end	Anthony et al. (1995)
California Calaveras County West Belt New Melones Dam ⓘ Moccasin	Albino (1995)
Inyo County Lee Mining District Nelson Range Summit 2347 meters Cerussite Mine area ⓘ Unnamed Marialite occurrence [1]	Pemberton (1983) +1 other reference
Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains) Cottonwood Mountains Ubehebe Mining District Big Dodd Spring ⓘ Shamrock claim	McAllister (1955) +2 other references
ⓘ Unspecified Marialite occurrence [2]	McAllister (1955) +2 other references
Los Angeles County Lake Hughes ⓘ Unnamed ridge	Sharp (1959) +2 other references
Riverside County Jurupa Valley Jurupa Mountains ⓘ Jensen Quarry	Cooney (1956) +3 other references
Colorado Pitkin County Elk Mountains ⓘ White Rock granodiorite	Eckel et al. (1997)
Connecticut Fairfield County Trumbull Long Hill ⓘ Corporate Drive	Moritz (n.d.)
ⓘ Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine)	Moritz (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Old Mine Plaza construction site	Moritz (n.d.)
Litchfield County Canaan Falls Village ⓘ Conklin Limestone Company quarry (Falls Village Quarry)	Moritz (n.d.)
Maine Cumberland County ⓘ Raymond	Anderson
ⓘ Camp Hinds locality	King et al. (1994)
Massachusetts Worcester County Northborough ⓘ Route 20 construction site	Cristofono (n.d.)
Nevada Churchill County ⓘ Humboldt lopolith	Vanko et al. (1982)
Eureka County Carlin Trend Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine	Newmont Mining Corporation
Lyon County Singatse Range ⓘ Yerington Mining District
Mineral County Fitting Mining District ⓘ Unnamed prospect (3)	Castor et al. (2004)
Washoe County Peavine Mining District Copperfield ⓘ Red Metals Mine (North View Copper Mine; Porcupine tunnel; Wheeler tunnel; Revelation patent; Red Metal Mine; NBMG sample sites No. 3333 & No. 4122)	Castor et al. (2004)
New Jersey Somerset County Bernards Township ⓘ Millington Quarry	Maertens (2007)
Sussex County ⓘ Franklin	Dunn (1995)
ⓘ Franklin Marble	Harvard Mineralogical and Geological ...
New Mexico Grant County Hanover-Fierro Mining District ⓘ Hanover Mountain	- (2005)
ⓘ Pewabic Mine	Northrop et al. (1996)
ⓘ Princess Mine	- (2005)
New York Essex County Minerva Township ⓘ Olmstedville	Harvard Museum of Natural History ...
ⓘ Mineville Mining District	Rocks & Min. (2007)
ⓘ Newcomb Township	NY State Museum spec. no. 11086
Orange County Town of Tuxedo ⓘ Hogencamp Mine	Marian Lupulescu (2008)
Putnam County Town of Southeast ⓘ Tilly Foster Iron Mine	- (Januzzi, 1966, 1989)
St. Lawrence County ⓘ Gouverneur	NY State Museum spec. no. 19585
Pierrepont West Pierrepont ⓘ Selleck Road locality (Selleck Road tremolite locality)	Chamberlain
Pitcairn Rose Road ⓘ Mulvaney property (Rose Road wollastonite deposit; McDonald Sugar Bush)	Steven C. Chamberlain
ⓘ Purple Diopside Mound (PDM)	Chamberlain et al. (2014)
Russell ⓘ Old Van Buskirk farm (Dana Hill)	Lupulescu et al. (2014)
Pennsylvania Berks County Morgantown ⓘ Grace Mine	Sims (1968) +1 other reference
Bucks County Lower Southampton Township ⓘ Vanartsdalen's Quarry	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
Chester County East Bradford Township ⓘ Copesville	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
East Marlboro Township ⓘ Willowdale	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
Kennett Township ⓘ Kennett Square	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
Warwick Township Saint Peters ⓘ French Creek Granite Company Quarry	Tomlinson (1943) +1 other reference
ⓘ French Creek Mines	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
West Marlboro Township ⓘ Bailey's Quarry	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
ⓘ Doe Run Quarries	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference
Montgomery County Marlborough Township Perkiomenville ⓘ Kibblehouse Quarry	Montgomery (Jul & Aug, 1973) +1 other reference
Northampton County Easton Chestnut Hill ⓘ Mineral Springs Quarry	Gordon (1922) +1 other reference

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