Botryolite
A variety of Datolite
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About Botryolite
Formula:
CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Name:
Named in 1808 by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann in 1808 from the Greek for βοτρυξ = bunch of grapes in allusion to the botryoidal structure.
First Recorded Locality:
A variety of datolite found in a botryoidal form.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
734 (as Botryolite)
1340 (as Datolite)
1340 (as Datolite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:734:6 (as Botryolite)
mindat:1:1:1340:2 (as Datolite)
mindat:1:1:1340:2 (as Datolite)
Chemistry of Botryolite
Mindat Formula:
CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Element Weights:
First Recorded Occurrence of Botryolite
Other Language Names for Botryolite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 23 photos of Botryolite associated with Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
| 8 photos of Botryolite associated with Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| 8 photos of Botryolite associated with Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| 3 photos of Botryolite associated with Schorl | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| 2 photos of Botryolite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 2 photos of Botryolite associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
| 1 photo of Botryolite associated with 'Bakerite' | Ca4(H5B5Si3O20) |
| 1 photo of Botryolite associated with Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
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.
Internet Links for Botryolite
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References for Botryolite
Localities for Botryolite
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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.
Norway | |
| Weibye (1848) |
| Holm (1824) |
USA | |
| Emerson (1882) +1 other reference |
| Palache (1935) |
Kjenlie Mines, Klodeborg Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway