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Fuscite

A synonym of 'Scapolite'
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Name:
According to Hey, the name fuscite comes from fuscus 'tawny', referring to its appearance. The name fucsit was used by Lenz in his Mineralogische Taschenbuch (1798) as a synonym of pinite. Schumacher (1801) used this name to describe a greenish-black, prismatic mineral from Kallerigen (Kallevigen?), Arendal, Norway. This Arendal mineral was later found to be a pseudomorph after scapolite.

Synonym:
A synonym of Scapolite
Not to be confused with fuchsite (note spelling), a greenish variety of muscovite, high in chromium



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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
7750 (as Fuscite)
8778 (as Scapolite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7750:3 (as Fuscite)
mindat:1:1:8778:6 (as Scapolite)

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FassaiteA variety of Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
FucitaA synonym of Fucite
ViséiteA variety of Crandallite

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