Thulite

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Photos of Thulite (63)
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Thulite

S�re Lia Quarry, Otta River, Lom, Innlandet, Norway

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Thulite, etc.

Inyo Co., California, USA

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Thulite, etc.

Spruce Pine Mining District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

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About ThuliteHide
Formula:{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)Colour:pinkName:Named after "Thule", the
ancient name of Scandinavia (and mythical island).First Recorded Locality:?
�vsteb�, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
A variety of Zoisite

A pink variety of zoisite, frequently manganian, i.e. containing trivalent Mn (not

manganoan, which refers to divalent Mn). Originally described from Kleppan,
Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway.

NOTE: "Thulite" from granite pegmatites and some metamorphic rocks is frequently
the clinothulite variety of clinozoisite and not true zoisite.

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Physical Properties of ThuliteHide

Colour:pink
Chemical Properties of ThuliteHide
Formula:{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Elements listed:Al, Ca, H, Mn, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Geological EnvironmentHide
Geological Setting:Much of the so-called thulite from granite pegmatites,
particularly in North Carolina, has proven to be clinothulite (Richard C. Erd,
unpublished data, 1996).
First Recorded Occurrence of ThuliteHide
First Recorded Locality:? �vsteb�, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
Synonyms of ThuliteHide
Manganoan Zoisite

Rosaline

Other Language Names for ThuliteHide

German:Thulit
Polish:Thulit
Simplified Chinese:????
Spanish:Thulita
Swedish:Thulit
Common AssociatesHide
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
22 photos of Thulite associated with Cyprine (of Berzelius)
 (Ca,Na,?)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(?,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
8 photos of Thulite associated with Quartz SiO2
5 photos of Thulite associated with Feldspar Group
4 photos of Thulite associated with Albite Na(AlSi3O8)
4 photos of Thulite associated with Fluorite CaF2
4 photos of Thulite associated with Mica Group
4 photos of Thulite associated with Almandine Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
3 photos of Thulite associated with Piemontite {Ca2}{Al2Mn3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
3 photos of Thulite associated with Amesite Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
2 photos of Thulite associated with Rhodonite CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Other InformationHide
Health Risks:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into
the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for ThuliteHide
Reference List:Sort by Year (asc) | by Year (desc) | by Author (A-Z) | by Author
(Z-A)
Schaller, Waldemar Theodore & Jewell Jeannette Glass (1942), Occurrence of pink
zoisite (thulite) in the United States: American Mineralogist: 27: 519-524.
Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"
Langer, K., Tillmanns, E., Kersten, M., Almen, H., and Arni, R.K. (2002) The
crystal chemistry of Mn 3+ in the clino- and orthozoisite structure types, Ca2M3 3+
[OH|O|SiO4|Si2O7]: A structural and spectroscopic study of some natural piemontites
and "thulites" and their synthetic equivalents. Zeitschrift f�r Kristallographie:
217: 563-580.
Internet Links for ThuliteHide
mindat.org URL:https://www.mindat.org/min-3955.html
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Locality ListHide
- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated
coordinates. ? - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - 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). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point
in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)