Acanticone
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About Acanticone
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This page provides mineralogical data about Acanticone.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
5307
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:5307:1
Similar Names
| Acanthicone | A synonym of Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0000041 | Epidote | Ito T (1947) The structure of epidote (HCa2(Al,Fe)Al2Si3O13) American Mineralogist 32 309-321 | ![]() | 1947 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000226 | Epidote | Dollase W A (1971) Refinement of the crystal structures of epidote, allanite and hancockite American Mineralogist 56 447-464 | ![]() | 1971 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000229 | Epidote | Dollase W A (1971) Refinement of the crystal structures of epidote, allanite and hancockite American Mineralogist 56 447-464 | ![]() | 1971 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000308 | Epidote | Gabe E J, Portheine J C, Whitlow S H (1973) A reinvestigation of the epidote structure: Confirmation of the iron location sample HEP American Mineralogist 58 218-223 | ![]() | 1973 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000309 | Epidote | Gabe E J, Portheine J C, Whitlow S H (1973) A reinvestigation of the epidote structure: Confirmation of the iron location sample LEP American Mineralogist 58 218-223 | ![]() | 1973 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002248 | Epidote | Giuli G, Bonazzi P, Menchetti S (1999) Al-Fe disorder in synthetic epidotes: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 84 933-936 | ![]() | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0016949 | Epidote | Nagashima M, Akasada M (2010) X-ray Rietveld and 57Fe Mossbauer studies of epidote and piemontite on the join Ca2Al2FeSi3O12(OH) - Ca2Al2MnSi3O12(OH) formed by hydrothermal synthesis American Mineralogist 95 1237-1246 | 2010 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0016950 | Epidote | Nagashima M, Akasada M (2010) X-ray Rietveld and 57Fe Mossbauer studies of epidote and piemontite on the join Ca2Al2FeSi3O12(OH) - Ca2Al2MnSi3O12(OH) formed by hydrothermal synthesis American Mineralogist 95 1237-1246 | 2010 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0016951 | Epidote | Nagashima M, Akasada M (2010) X-ray Rietveld and 57Fe Mossbauer studies of epidote and piemontite on the join Ca2Al2FeSi3O12(OH) - Ca2Al2MnSi3O12(OH) formed by hydrothermal synthesis American Mineralogist 95 1237-1246 | 2010 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0016952 | Epidote | Nagashima M, Akasada M (2010) X-ray Rietveld and 57Fe Mossbauer studies of epidote and piemontite on the join Ca2Al2FeSi3O12(OH) - Ca2Al2MnSi3O12(OH) formed by hydrothermal synthesis American Mineralogist 95 1237-1246 | 2010 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Acanticone in petrology
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Significant localities for Acanticone
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Austria | |
| [Epidote] Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| [Epidote] Mason (1976) +3 other references |
Belgium | |
| [Epidote] Stöber (1895) +2 other references |
Ecuador | |
| [Epidote] Alejandro Felix Gutierrez |
France | |
| [Epidote] Haüy (1801a) +1 other reference |
| [Epidote] Piccoli (2002) +1 other reference |
| [Epidote] Serge Lavarde Collection |
| [Epidote] Serge Lavarde Collection | |
Guatemala | |
| [Epidote] USGS Bulletin 1034 |
Italy | |
| [Epidote] Borson (1811) +15 other references |
| [Epidote] Alpinisti M. (1981) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| [Epidote] Peninsular Range Collection - Curtis ... |
North Macedonia | |
| [Epidote] Bermanec et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
Pakistan | |
| [Epidote] Weerth (1991) |
Portugal | |
| [Epidote] |
South Africa | |
| [Epidote] PMPB Meulenbeld collection Photo ID: ... |
UK | |
| [Epidote var: Withamite] C. Hintze: "Handbuch der Mineralogie" (1897) +2 other references |
USA | |
| [Epidote] Mason (1976) +1 other reference |
| [Epidote] Jake Harper: Field work |
| [Epidote] Betts (1999) |
| [Epidote] Davis (1901) +2 other references |
| [Epidote] Harvard Mineralogical Museum No. 119199 +1 other reference |
| [Epidote] Benham et al. (1985) |







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Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA