Genthite
A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species
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About Genthite
Name:
Named in 1867 by James Dwight Dana in honor of Fredrick Augustus Genth [May 17, 1820 Wächtersbach, Hesse-Cassel - February 2, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA], professor of mineralogy at the University of Pennsylvania.
A Mixture Of:
A mixture of pimelite and Ni-bearing serpentine-group minerals with a botryoidal to colloform habit (Faust, 1966).
Similar to garnierite and may equate to nickel-gymnite (Sudo and Anzai, 1942).
Similar to garnierite and may equate to nickel-gymnite (Sudo and Anzai, 1942).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
26784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:26784:1
Similar Names
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 4 photos of Genthite associated with Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| 4 photos of Genthite associated with 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' | |
| 3 photos of Genthite associated with 'Pennine' | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| 3 photos of Genthite associated with Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| 1 photo of Genthite associated with 'Deweylite' |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Genthite
Localities for Genthite
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The Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada | |
| Sabina (1991) |
Madagascar | |
| Behier et al. (1959) |
| Behier (1963) |
UK | |
| Heddle (1878) |
USA | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) |
| Pearre et al. (1960) |
| Gordon (1922) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) | |
| - (2005) |
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA