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Aluminoceladonite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Aluminoceladonite

Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Aluminoceladonite, etc.

L'Eguisse Mine, Duranus, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Aluminoceladonite

Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Aluminoceladonite

Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Aluminoceladonite, etc.

L'Eguisse Mine, Duranus, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Aluminoceladonite

Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Aluminoceladonite

Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Aluminoceladonite, etc.

L'Eguisse Mine, Duranus, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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About AluminoceladoniteHide

Formula:
K(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Colour:
Colorless when pure, grass-green when Fe(II)-bearing
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in 1997 by Alessandro Pavese, Giovanni Ferraris, Mauro Prencipe, and Richard Ibberson from celadonite and "alumino" in allusion to the dominance of aluminium in the composition versus iron.
Mica Group.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
6795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:6795:5

IMA Classification of AluminoceladoniteHide

IMA status:
Approved
IMA Formula:
K(Mg,Fe2+)AlSi4O10(OH)2
Approval year:
1998
Approval history:
Approved by IMA 1998, special procedure

Classification of AluminoceladoniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
9.EC.15

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

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.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
AcelIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
AcelWarr (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 AluminoceladoniteHide

Colour:
Colorless when pure, grass-green when Fe(II)-bearing

Chemistry of AluminoceladoniteHide

Mindat Formula:
K(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O48.393 %
Si28.317 %
K9.855 %
Al6.801 %
Mg6.126 %
H0.508 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Si
K
Al
Mg
H
Elements listed:
Al, H, K, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AluminoceladoniteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.2141(5) Å, b = 9.0082(7) Å, c = 10.108(1) Å
β = 101.12(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.579 : 1 : 1.122
Unit Cell V:
465.86 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Twin Creek formation, Wyoming

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0005022AluminoceladoniteDrits V A, Zviagina B B, McCarty D K, Salyn A L (2010) Factors responsible for crystal-chemical variations in the solid solutions from illite to aluminoceladonite and from glauconite to celadonite Sample Name: 136 American Mineralogist 95 348-3612010Tushlay, Mongolia0293
0005021AluminoceladoniteDrits V A, Zviagina B B, McCarty D K, Salyn A L (2010) Factors responsible for crystal-chemical variations in the solid solutions from illite to aluminoceladonite and from glauconite to celadonite Sample Name: 602-1 American Mineralogist 95 348-3612010Twin Creek formation, Wyoming0293
0006704AluminoceladonitePavese A, Ferraris G, Prencipe M, Ibberson R (1997) Cation site ordering in phengite 3T from the Dora-Maira massif (western Alps): a variable-temperature neutron powder diffraction study European Journal of Mineralogy 9 1183-11901997Dora-Maira massif, western Alps0293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
- Å()
Comments:
Plotted powder XRD data are given in Zviagina et al. (2015), but not tabulated. The features distinguishing aluminoceladonite from (Mg,Fe)-poor illite are significantly lower intensities for d003 (3.299Å) and d005 (1.979Å).

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere>4.45
16 : Low-? aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)
Near-surface Processes
22 : Hydration and low-? subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics<3.5-2.5
39 : High-? metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh ? facies)

Type Occurrence of AluminoceladoniteHide

Synonyms of AluminoceladoniteHide

Other Language Names for AluminoceladoniteHide

Relationship of Aluminoceladonite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Celadonite Subgroup > Dioctahedral mica Group > Mica Group
Other Members of Celadonite Subgroup:
CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
ChromceladoniteK(MgCr◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2 : B2
FerroaluminoceladoniteK(Fe2+Al◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
FerroceladoniteK(Fe2+Fe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
ManganiceladoniteK(MgMn3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
'Unnamed (V-analogue of Celadonite)'K(MgV◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
29 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
10 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
3 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
3 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
2 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with 'Chalcedony'SiO2
2 photos of Aluminoceladonite associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Aluminoceladonite associated with Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
1 photo of Aluminoceladonite associated with MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
1 photo of Aluminoceladonite associated with Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
1 photo of Aluminoceladonite associated with 'Basalt'

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.EC.MeifuiteKFe6(Si7Al)O19(OH)4Cl2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.BalestraiteKLi2V5+Si4O12Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.05TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05MinnesotaiteFe2+3Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.05WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.9.EC.VoloshiniteRb(LiAl1.5◻0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.10GarmiteCsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon.
9.EC.10GorbunoviteCsLi2(Ti,Fe)Si4O10(F,OH,O)2Mon.
9.EC.10FerripyrophylliteFe3+Si2O5(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.EC.10ManganiceladoniteK(MgMn3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.10LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.10PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2Tric. 1
9.EC.15ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15FerroaluminoceladoniteK(Fe2+Al◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15FerroceladoniteK(Fe2+Fe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15GanteriteBa0.5(Na,K)0.5Al2(Si2.5Al1.5)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15KreiteriteCsLi2Fe3+(Si4O10)F2Mon.
9.EC.15RoscoeliteKV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15Tobelite(NH4)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15ChromceladoniteK(MgCr◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.15MontdoriteKFe2+1.5Mn2+0.5Mg0.5Si4O10(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.15ChromphylliteKCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.15BoromuscoviteKAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m
9.EC.15'UM1988-22-SiO:AlCaFFeHKLiMg'KLiMgAl2Si3O10F2Mon.
9.EC.15Chernykhite(Ba,Na)(V3+,Al,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.15MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20MasutomiliteK(LiAlMn2+)[AlSi3O10]F2Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20OxyphlogopiteK(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20'Chloroferrokinoshitalite'(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(Cl,OH,F)2
9.EC.20SiderophylliteKFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.20SokolovaiteCsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2Mon.
9.EC.20HendricksiteKZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20FluoranniteKFe2+3(Si3Al)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20Suhailite(NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20EphesiteNaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.20NorrishiteKLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20YangzhumingiteKMg2.5(Si4O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20OrloviteKLi2Ti(Si4O10)OFMon. 2 : B2
9.EC.20TetraferrianniteKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20ShirokshiniteK(NaMg2)(Si4O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20ShirozuliteKMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.20FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4Mon. 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.20FluorotetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20AnniteKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.20EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.22'Pimelite'Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2OHex.
9.EC.30MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35Ferrokinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35Oxykinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(O,OH,F)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35FluorokinoshitaliteBaMg3(Al2Si2O10)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.35BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.35Anandite(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.EC.40Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.40NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.40Kurumsakite(Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V5+2Si5O35 · 27H2O (?)Orth.
9.EC.40Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2OMon.
9.EC.45SwineforditeLi(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.45ZincsiliteZn3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O (?)Mon.
9.EC.45HanjiangiteBa2CaV3+Al(H2AlSi3O12)(CO3)2FMon. 2 : B2
9.EC.45SpadaiteMgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?)
9.EC.45FerrosaponiteCa0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.45Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.45SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.45SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.50VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2OMon. 2/m
9.EC.52'Tarasovite'near NaKAl11Si13O40(OH)9 · 3H2O
9.EC.55ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55Borocookeite(LiAl4◻)[BSi3O10](OH)8Mon. m : Bb
9.EC.55FranklinfurnaceiteCa2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.55PennantiteMn2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Tric.
9.EC.55VakhrushevaiteMg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Tric. 1
9.EC.55NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55GonyeriteMn2+5Fe3+(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH)8Orth.
9.EC.55ChamositeFe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55'Orthochamosite'(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
9.EC.55BaileychloreZn5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Tric. 1
9.EC.55SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.55GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8Tric. 1 : P1
9.EC.55DonbassiteAl4.33(AlSi3O10)(OH)8Mon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60DozyiteMg7Al2(Al2Si4O15)(OH)12Mon.
9.EC.60Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2OMon.
9.EC.60Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2OOrth.
9.EC.60AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2OMon.
9.EC.60Karpinskite(Ni,Mg)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?)Mon.
9.EC.60LunijianlaiteLi0.7Al6.2(AlSi7O20)(OH,O)10Mon.
9.EC.60TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2OMon. 2 : B2
9.EC.60HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60Saliotite(Li,Na)Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)5Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.EC.60KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10Mon.
9.EC.60BrinrobertsiteNa0.3Al4(Si4O10)2(OH)4 · 3.5 H2OMon.
9.EC.65Macaulayite(Fe,Al)24Si4O43(OH)2Mon.
9.EC.70BurckhardtitePb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
9.EC.75Niksergievite(Ba,Ca)2Al3(AlSi3O10)(CO3)(OH)6 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.75Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2OMon.
9.EC.75Surite(Pb,Ca)3(Al,Fe2+,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(CO3)2(OH)2Mon. 2 : P21
9.EC.80KegelitePb8Al4(Si8O20)(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8Mon.

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References for AluminoceladoniteHide

Reference List:
Vendel, M. (1972) Über die Genese der "Leukophyllite". TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 17 (2) 76-100 doi:10.1007/bf01081453
Pavese, Alessandro, Ferraris, Giovanni, Prencipe, Mauro, Ibberson, Richard (1997) Cation site ordering in phengite 3T from the Dora-Maira massif (western Alps): a variable-temperature neutron powder diffraction study. European Journal of Mineralogy, 9 (6) 1183-1190 doi:10.1127/ejm/9/6/1183
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
Murao, R., Yubuta, K., Miyawaki, R. and Sugiyama, K. (2009): Analysis of aluminoceladonite included in green heulandite. JAKOKA: 2009 Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, abs. R4-11, p. 105.
Drits, V. A., Zviagina, B. B., McCarty, D. K., Salyn, A. L. (2010) Factors responsible for crystal-chemical variations in the solid solutions from illite to aluminoceladonite and from glauconite to celadonite. American Mineralogist, 95 (2) 348-361 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3300
Zviagina, Bella B., Drits, Victor A., Środoń, Jan, McCarty, Douglas K., Dorzhieva, Olga V. (2015) The Illite–Aluminoceladonite Series: Distinguishing Features and Identification Criteria from X-ray Diffraction and Infrared Spectroscopy Data. Clays and Clay Minerals, 63 (5) 378-394 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2015.0630504
Kądziołka-Gaweł, Mariola, Czaja, Maria, Dulski, Mateusz, Krzykawski, Tomasz, Szubka, Magdalena (2021) Impact of high temperatures on aluminoceladonite studied by Mössbauer, Raman, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Mineralogy and Petrology, 115 (4) 431-444 doi:10.1007/s00710-021-00753-z

Localities for AluminoceladoniteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Western Australia
    • Meekatharra Shire
      • Gabanintha
        • Quinns gold area
Hassan (2017)
Austria (TL)
 
  • Lower Austria
    • Wiener Neustadt-Land District
      • Lanzenkirchen
Rieder et al. (1998)
      • Wiesmath
rruff.info (2023)
Canada
 
  • Nunavut
    • Committee Bay greenstone belt
Groat et al. (2014)
Czech Republic
 
  • Olomouc Region
    • Jeseník District
      • Javorník
        • Zálesí
Dolníček (2018)
France
 
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    • Alpes-Maritimes
      • Nice Arrondissement
        • Duranus
Pascal Chollet collection
Greece
 
  • Attica
    • East Attica
      • Lavreotiki
Rieck et al. (2020)
        • Plaka
          • Plaka Mines
Rieck et al. (2020)
India
 
  • Maharashtra
    • Nashik Division
R. Murao et al. (2009)
Singh et al. (2022)
Italy
 
  • Aosta Valley
    • Saint-Marcel
      • Servette-Chuc mining complex
Marco E. Ciriotti communication +1 other reference
  • Piedmont
    • Cuneo Province
      • Brossasco
Chukanov (2014)
Sergey Vasiliev +1 other reference
      • Martiniana Po
Chukanov (2014)
      • Valdieri
        • San Lorenzo
Parola et al. (2023)
      • Venasca
Chukanov (2014)
    • Metropolitan City of Turin
      • Tavagnasco
Ciriotti et al. (2019)
    • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
      • Formazza Valley
        • Formazza
          • La Frua
//doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2025.23.15
  • Sicily
    • Metropolitan City of Catania
Sicurella et al. (2010)
Sicurella et al. (2010)
Japan
 
  • Niigata Prefecture
    • Higashikambara District
      • Aga
        • Kamikawa village
Matsubara & Miyawaki (2006)
New Zealand
 
  • Otago Region
    • Dunedin City
      • Otago Peninsula
        • Portobello
Graham et al. (2018)
Peru
 
  • Puno
    • Melgar Province
Mlynarczyk (2005)
Russia
 
  • Kamchatka Krai
    • Koryak Okrug
      • Karaginsky District
Kozlov et al. (n.d.)
  • Nenets Autonomous Okrug
    • Yugorskii Peninsula
      • Pai-Khoi Range (Paikhoi; Pay Khoy)
Brusnitsyn et al. (2019)
  • Republic of Karelia
    • Medvezhyegorsky District
Frank-Kamenetskaya et al. (2021)
  • Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
    • Nadymsky District
Sergeevich et al. (2019)
Slovakia
 
  • Košice Region
    • Rožňava District
      • Betliar
Kubiš M. (2006)
Spain
 
  • Galicia
    • A Coruña
      • Lousame
        • Vilacova
Garófano-Medina et al. (2021)
USA
 
  • Michigan
    • Keweenaw County
      • Grant Township
Heinrich et al. (2004)
  • Wisconsin
    • Eau Claire County
Lau (2011)
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