Kelyphite
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About Kelyphite
Name:
From the Greek "kelyphos" = nutshell.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9766
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9766:2
Similar Names
| Kaliphite | A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species |
Synonyms of Kelyphite
Other Language Names for Kelyphite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 5 photos of Kelyphite associated with 'Serpentinite' | |
| 3 photos of Kelyphite associated with Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| 3 photos of Kelyphite associated with Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| 2 photos of Kelyphite associated with Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
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 Kelyphite
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References for Kelyphite
Reference List:
Sederholm, J.J. (1916) On synantetic minerals and related phenomena (reaction rims, corona minerals, kelyphite, myrmekite, etc.) Bulletin de la Commission Géologique de Finlande Vol. 48. Geological Survey of Finland
GARVIE, O.G., ROBINSON, D.N. (1984) The Formation of Kelyphite and Associated Sub-Kelyphitic and Sculptured Surfaces On Pyrope from Kimberlite. In Developments in Petrology. Elsevier. p.371-382. doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-42273-6.50031-6
Messiga, Bruno, Bettini, Emanuela (1990) Reactions behaviour during kelyphite and symplectite formation: a case study of mafic granulites and eclogites from the Bohemian Massif. European Journal of Mineralogy, 2 (1) 125-144 doi:10.1127/ejm/2/1/0125
OBATA, M. (1994) Material Transfer and Local Equilibria in a Zoned Kelyphite from a Garnet Pyroxenite, Ronda, Spain. Journal of Petrology, 35 (1) 271-287 doi:10.1093/petrology/35.1.271
Keankeo, W., Taylor, W. R., FitzGerald, J. D. (2000) Clinoferrosilite-bearing kelyphite: a breakdown product of xenolithic garnet, Delegate breccia pipes, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 64 (3) 469-479 doi:10.1180/002646100549364
Godard, G., Martin, S. (2000) Petrogenesis of kelyphites in garnet peridotites: a case study from the Ulten zone, Italian Alps. Journal of Geodynamics, 30 (1). 117-145 doi:10.1016/s0264-3707(99)00030-7
Obata, Masaaki, Ozawa, Kazuhito (2011) Topotaxic relationships between spinel and pyroxene in kelyphite after garnet in mantle-derived peridotites and their implications to reaction mechanism and kinetics. Mineralogy and Petrology, 101 (3) 217-224 doi:10.1007/s00710-011-0145-y
OBATA, Masaaki, OHI, Shugo, MIYAKE, Akira (2014) Experimental synthesis of isochemical kelyphite — a preliminary report. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109 (2) 91-96 doi:10.2465/jmps.131022a
Yaseen, Ibrahim Ahmad Ali Bany (2014) Petrography and Mineral Chemistry of the Almanden [sic] Garnet, and Implication for Kelyphite Texture in the Miocene Alkaline Basaltic Rocks North East Jordan. International Journal of Geosciences, 5 (2). 222-237 doi:10.4236/ijg.2014.52024
OBATA, Masaaki (2016) Kelyphite and symplectite: toward a new development of the study of metamorphic reactions. Japanese Magazine of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 45 (1) 1-12 doi:10.2465/gkk.160108
Yudin, D. S., Tomilenko, A. A., Alifirova, T. A., Travin, A. V., Murzintsev, N. G., Pokhilenko, N. P. (2016) Results of 40Ar/39Ar dating of phlogopites from kelyphitic rims around garnet grains (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya kimberlite pipe) Doklady Earth Sciences, 469 (1) 728-731 doi:10.1134/s1028334x16070175
Deseta, Natalie; Boonsue, Suporn; Gibson, Roger L.; Spray, John G. (2017) Shock-induced kelyphite formation in the core of a complex impact crater. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 172 (10). 84 doi:10.1007/s00410-017-1399-0
Localities for Kelyphite
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- 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.
Antarctica | |
| Andronikov et al. (2021) +1 other reference |
| Ferrero et al. (2018) |
Austria | |
| Exel (1993) |
| Harald Schillhammer collection |
| Exel (1993) |
| Exel (1993) | |
| Exel (1993) |
| Kolitsch et al. (2023) +1 other reference |
Brazil | |
| Gervasoni et al. (2022) |
Canada | |
| Mustafa et al. (2003, June) |
| Olivier Langelier Collection |
China | |
| Shuguang Song et al. (2005) |
| Wang et al. (2023) |
Czech Republic | |
| Naemura +2 other references |
Greenland | |
| Diamond exploration in West Greenland – the Qaamasoq prospect. in Abdurrahman et al. (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) |
Italy | |
| 86 (in German) +1 other reference |
Norway | |
| Robinson et al. (2008) |
| Lapen et al. (2009) |
| Augsten (2014) |
Russia | |
| Kargin et al. (2019) |
| Chashchin et al. (2021) |
| Rezvukhin +3 other references |
USA | |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) | |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
Marchart quarry, Rosenthal, Karlstetten, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria