Babingtonite-Manganbabingtonite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Babingtonite-Manganbabingtonite Series
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Series Formula:
Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) to Ca2Mn2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8612
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8612:3
Crystallography of Babingtonite-Manganbabingtonite Series
Crystal System:
Triclinic
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0010730 | Babingtonite | Araki T, Zoltai T (1972) Crystal structure of babingtonite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 135 355-373 | ![]() | 1972 | Yakuki mine, Japan | 0 | 293 |
| 0018477 | Babingtonite | Kosoi A L (1975) Structure of babingtonite Kristallografiya 20 730-739 | 1975 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018478 | Babingtonite | Kosoi A L (1975) Structure of babingtonite Kristallografiya 20 730-739 | 1975 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0018508 | Babingtonite | Tagai T, Joswig W, Fuess H (1990) Neutron diffraction study of babingtonite at 80 K Mineralogical Journal 15 8-18 | 1990 | Yakuki mine, Japan | 0 | 80 | |
| 0020452 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Yakuri mine, Japan | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020453 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Gronsjoberget, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020454 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Kandivali quarry, India | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020455 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Baveno quarry, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020456 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Brastad mine, Norway | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020457 | Babingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Kouraghana, Japan | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018474 | Babingtonite | Armbruster T (2000) Cation distribution in Mg, Mn-bearing babingtonite from Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 80 279-284 | 2000 | Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018475 | Babingtonite | Armbruster T (2000) Cation distribution in Mg, Mn-bearing babingtonite from Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 80 279-284 | 2000 | Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018476 | Babingtonite | Armbruster T (2000) Cation distribution in Mg, Mn-bearing babingtonite from Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 80 279-284 | 2000 | Westfield, Massachusetts, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0020458 | Manganbabingtonite | Nagashima M, Mitani K, Akasaka M (2014) Structural variation of babingtonite depending on cation distribution at the octahedral sites Mineralogy and Petrology 108 287-301 | 2014 | Iron Cap mine, Graham County, Arizona, USA | 0 | 293 |
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Babingtonite occurrences, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China