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Parasymplesite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About ParasymplesiteHide

Formula:
Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Colour:
Light green to leek green, may be greenish black, also deep blue
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Silky
Hardness:
2
Specific Gravity:
3.01
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named by Tei-ichi Ito, Hideo Minato, and Kin-ichi Sakurai in 1954 from the Greek παρα = beyond for the polymorphic relationship to symplesite.
Dimorph of:

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3114:7

IMA Classification of ParasymplesiteHide

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Fe2+3(As5+O4)2·8H2O
First published:
1954

Classification of ParasymplesiteHide

8.CE.40

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
E : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O about 1:2.5
40.3.6.6

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
3 : A3(XO4)2·xH2O
20.9.7

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
9 : Arsenates of Fe

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
PsymIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of ParasymplesiteHide

Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Silky
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Light green to leek green, may be greenish black, also deep blue
Streak:
Blue white
Hardness:
Tenacity:
Flexible
Cleavage:
Perfect
{110}
Translation gliding:
T {110}, t {001}
Density:
3.01 g/cm3 (Measured)    3.043 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of ParasymplesiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.628 - 1.635 nβ = 1.660 - 1.668 nγ = 1.702 - 1.705
2V:
Calculated: 86.5°
Birefringence:
0.08
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.070 - 0.074
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.
In focus
Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.
Dispersion:
r>v weak to distinct
Optical Extinction:
X = b, Z ∧ c = 29.0-31.5°
Pleochroism:
Strong
Comments:
Weak to strong; X = deep blue to bluish green, Y = nearly colorless to yellowish, Z = colorless to brownish yellow.
Comments:
Absorption: X > Y = Z (Sturmann 1976)

Chemistry of ParasymplesiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O43.425 %
Fe28.420 %
As25.419 %
H2.736 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Fe
As
H

Crystallography of ParasymplesiteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.3519(10) Å, b = 13.6009(13) Å, c = 4.7998(4) Å
β = 104.816(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.761 : 1 : 0.353
Unit Cell V:
653.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Type material:
Thick tabular after (010), with large (010) and (201) or stout-prismatic with (110) and other prisms nearly equally well developed and with relatively large (502). Numerous prismatic faces are observed in both types of crystals, other kinds of faces being only occasionally noticed.
Comment:
Cell parameters from Hongu et al. (2021).

Crystal StructureHide

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0009137ParasymplesiteMori H, Ito T (1950) The structure of vivianite and symplesite Acta Crystallographica 3 1-61950Kiura, Japan0293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
8.057 Å(30)
6.750 Å(100)
5.005 Å(10)
4.612 Å(5)
4.430 Å(20)
4.105 Å(5)
4.029 Å(5)
3.941 Å(10)
3.183 Å(5)
3.694 Å(10)
3.388 Å(5)
3.247 Å(30)
3.025 Å(50)
2.797 Å(5)
2.761 Å(30)
2.735 Å(30)
2.679 Å(20)
2.602 Å(5)
2.571 Å(10)
2.482 Å(20)
2.343 Å(20)
2.317 Å(10)
2.254 Å(5)
2.214 Å(10)
2.102 Å(20)
2.025 Å(5)
2.001 Å(5)
1.964 Å(5)
1.932 Å(10)
1.854 Å(5)
1.808 Å(5)
1.789 Å(5)
1.694 Å(20)
1.674 Å(20b)
Comments:
ICDD 35-461. Alternate pattern: 7.91 (70), 6.68 (100), 4.41 (40), 3.91 (30), 3.24 (50), 3.01 (90), 2.75 (50), 2.47 (40), BM 100:310

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Type Occurrence of ParasymplesiteHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
Radiating aggregates of fine crystals. Crystals to 3 x 1.5 x 1 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan, M24052.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Oxidized polymetallic veins. Contact zone of limestone with granitic diorite.

Other Language Names for ParasymplesiteHide

Varieties of ParasymplesiteHide

Relationship of Parasymplesite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Other Members of Vivianite Group:
AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
ArupiteNi3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
BabånekiteCu3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Barićite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
CabreriteNiMg2(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
GritsenkoiteCoMg2(AsO4)2(H2O)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
ManganohörnesiteMn2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : P2/c
MonteneroiteCu2+Mn2+2(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
PakhomovskyiteCo3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
VivianiteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
ZincocabreriteZnMg2(AsO4)2(H2O)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Forms a series with:

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
29 photos of Parasymplesite associated with QuartzSiO2
17 photos of Parasymplesite associated with KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
11 photos of Parasymplesite associated with ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
11 photos of Parasymplesite associated with SideriteFeCO3
11 photos of Parasymplesite associated with LöllingiteFeAs2
9 photos of Parasymplesite associated with GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
9 photos of Parasymplesite associated with ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
7 photos of Parasymplesite associated with SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
5 photos of Parasymplesite associated with CalciteCaCO3
5 photos of Parasymplesite associated with KaribibiteFe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.CE.MonteneroiteCu2+Mn2+2(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.BelmonteiteCaMn2(AsO4)2 · 7H2OOrth. mm2
8.CE.ZincocabreriteZnMg2(AsO4)2(H2O)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.XBabånekiteCu3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.05ChudobaiteMg5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.05GeigeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.10NewberyiteMg(PO3OH) · 3H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.CE.10ManganonewberyiteMn(PO3OH)(H2O)3Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.CE.15Fanguangite(MoO2)(PO3OH) · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.15BrassiteMg(HAsO4) · 4H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.CE.20PhosphorrössleriteMg(PO3OH) · 7H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
8.CE.20RössleriteMg(HAsO4) · 7H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.CE.25SwitzeriteMn2+3(PO4)2 · 7H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
8.CE.25MetaswitzeriteMn2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
8.CE.30PradetiteCoCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.30VeselovskĂœiteZnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.30LindackeriteCuCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.30KlajiteMnCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 9-10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.30Hlouƥekite(Ni,Co)Cu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.30OndruƥiteCaCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.35BobierriteMg3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.CE.40Barićite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40GritsenkoiteCoMg2(AsO4)2(H2O)8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40CabreriteNiMg2(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40PakhomovskyiteCo3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40VivianiteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40ArupiteNi3(PO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40ManganohörnesiteMn2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : P2/c
8.CE.40KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.40FerrisymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2OMon.
8.CE.40AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.45SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.50CattiiteMg3(PO4)2 · 22H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.55KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2OTet. 422 : P41212
8.CE.60KaƈkiteFeAsO4 · 3.5H2OMon. 2 : P2
8.CE.60HilarioniteFe3+2(SO4)(AsO4)(OH) · 6H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.CE.65SteigeriteAl(VO4) · 3H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
8.CE.70MetaschoderiteAl2(PO4)(VO4) · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P2/c
8.CE.70SchoderiteAl2(PO4)(VO4) · 8H2OMon.
8.CE.75ZigrasiteMgZr(PO4)2 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.CE.75'UM2009-11-PO:CaHZr'CaZr[PO4]2 · 4H2OTric.
8.CE.75MalhmooditeFeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
8.CE.80SantabarbaraiteFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2OAmor.
8.CE.85Metaköttigite(Zn,Fe,Fe)3(AsO4)2 · 8(H2O,OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.CE.90SlavkoviteCu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4 · 23H2OTric. 1 : P1

Fluorescence of ParasymplesiteHide

Not fluorescent

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.

Internet Links for ParasymplesiteHide

References for ParasymplesiteHide

Reference List:

Localities for ParasymplesiteHide

Showing 158 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • South Australia
    • Pastoral Unincorporated Area
      • Puttapa
Muller (1972) +1 other reference
Austria
 
  • Burgenland
    • Oberwart District
      • Stadtschlaining
Huber et al. (1984) +2 other references
  • Carinthia
    • Sankt Veit an der Glan District
      • HĂŒttenberg
        • HĂŒttenberger Erzberg
Exel (1993)
        • Mosinzgraben
          • Schottenau
Puttner (2002)
        • Sankt Martin am Silberberg
Blass (2000)
    • Spittal an der Drau District
      • Malta
        • Kölnbreinspitze - Lausnock area
          • Petereck
Annalen 1999 +2 other references
    • Völkermarkt District
      • Völkermarkt
        • Rammersdorf
          • Dragonerfels
Niedermayr et al. (1995)
    • Wolfsberg District
      • Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
        • Kliening
          • Gaisegg
Carinthia II (2013)
      • Wolfsberg
        • Prebl
Meixner (1964) +1 other reference
  • Salzburg
    • St. Johann im Pongau District
Paar et al. (1978)
      • MĂŒhlbach am Hochkönig
Strasser (1989)
    • Zell am See District
      • Bramberg am Wildkogel
Niedermayr (1997)
  • Styria
    • Murau District
      • Sankt Lambrecht
        • Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area
Schachinger et al. (2015)
    • Weiz District
Bojar (1996)
  • Tyrol
    • Landeck District
      • Serfaus
        • Komperdell (Komperdell Alp)
Kolitsch et al. (2020)
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
    • Divino das Laranjeiras
      • LinĂłpolis
Sergio Varvello collection
Chile
 
  • Atacama
    • CopiapĂł Province
      • Tierra Amarilla
        • Pampa Larga mining district
XRD by Joachim Lorenz
maurizio dini collection - quantitative ...
Czech Republic
 
  • Karlovy Vary Region
    • Karlovy Vary District
HlouĆĄek et al. (2002)
  • South Bohemian Region
    • TĂĄbor District
      • RatiboƙskĂ© Hory
Vrtiskova et al. (2024)
      • Ƙemíčov
VrtiĆĄka L et al. (2019) +1 other reference
  • ÚstĂ­ nad Labem Region
    • Chomutov District
      • KryĆĄtofovy Hamry
Sejkora et al. (2019)
    • Teplice District
Dvoƙák et al. (2012)
  • Vysočina Region
    • ĆœÄĂĄr nad SĂĄzavou District
      • Bory
Staněk (1991) +4 other references
Staněk (1997)
Finland
 
  • South Ostrobothnia
    • Kuortane
Raade et al. (1984) +1 other reference
France
 
  • Brittany
    • FinistĂšre
      • Morlaix
        • Plouvorn
Pierre Le Roch
  • Grand Est
    • Haut-Rhin
      • Colmar-RibeauvillĂ©
        • Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
          • Altenberg
Thierry Brunsperger collection
Bari (1982)
Wittern et al. (1997)
Pierre et Terre 1982
De Bondt (n.d.)
            • Saint Guillaume vein
Pierre et terre N°23/24
Wittern et al. (1997)
Thierry Brunsperger collection
Thierry Brunsperger collection
            • Saint Jean vein
Wittern et al. (1997)
Wittern et al. (1997)
            • Saint Louis vein
Wittern et al. (1997)
      • Thann-Guebwiller
        • Kruth
Wittern et al. (1997) +1 other reference
  • Occitanie
    • Aude
      • Carcassonne
        • Salsigne
Forner et al. (1997)
        • VillaniĂšre
Favreaux (1997)
Germany
 
  • Baden-WĂŒrttemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
        • MĂŒnstertal
          • Belchen
Weiß (1990)
Walenta (1992)
          • St Trudpert
Kleinander (2009)
        • Sulzburg
Walenta (1992)
Walenta (1992) +1 other reference
      • Emmendingen
        • Waldkirch
Walenta (1992)
      • Lörrach
        • Aitern
www.mineralienatlas.de (2020)
      • Ortenaukreis
        • Haslach im Kinzigtal
          • Fischerbach
          • Haslach im Kinzigtal
Lapis 1985 (11)
Blaß et al. (2000)
        • Oberwolfach
Walenta (1992)
          • Frohnbach valley
Walenta (1992)
        • Seelbach
          • Schuttertal
Walenta (1996)
          • Seelbach
            • Weiler
Kaiser (1983) +1 other reference
      • Rottweil
        • Schenkenzell
          • Wittichen
            • Böckelsbach valley
Götz (1989) +1 other reference
Walenta (1992)
            • Burgfelsen
            • Heubach Valley
Verein der Hegauer Mineralienfreunde (1983) +1 other reference
            • Zundelgraben
Walenta (1992)
  • Hesse
    • Kassel Region
      • Hersfeld-Rotenburg
        • Nentershausen
          • SĂŒĂŸ
            • Richelsdorf Smelter
Weiß (1990)
Weiß (1990)
  • Lower Saxony
    • Goslar District
      • Bad Harzburg
        • Radau valley
Schnorrer (1993)
      • Braunlage
      • Clausthal-Zellerfeld
        • Oberschulenberg
Wittern et al. (1986) +1 other reference
      • Harz (Landkreis Goslar)
Schnorrer (2000)
      • Langelsheim
        • Astfeld
    • Oder valley
Krause et al. (1982)
Wittern (2001)
Weiß (1990)
  • North Rhine-Westphalia
    • Arnsberg
      • Hochsauerlandkreis
        • Bestwig
Wittern (2001)
      • MĂ€rkischer Kreis
        • Iserlohn
          • Letmathe
            • Helmke quarry nature reserve
Blaß et al. (1993) +1 other reference
      • Siegen-Wittgenstein
        • Kreuztal
          • Ferndorf
Der Aufschluss 2000 (2)
    • Cologne
      • Aachen
        • Stolberg
Blaß et al. (1995)
      • Euskirchen
        • Kall
Blaß et al. (1995)
      • Oberbergischer Kreis
        • Engelskirchen
          • Heckhaus
Identified by Gerhard Möhn and Joy ...
      • Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
        • Windeck
          • Öttershagen
Hupfer +1 other reference
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Ahrweiler
      • Adenau
        • Antweiler
Weiß (1990)
    • Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Wittern (2001)
      • Lahnstein
        • Friedrichssegen
Der Aufschluss Vol.55 +1 other reference
  • Saxony-Anhalt
    • Harz
      • Harzgerode
        • Harzgerode
          • MĂ€gdesprung
Gröbner et al. (2011)
      • Wernigerode
        • Hasserode
Thomas LĂŒhr Collection +1 other reference
Wittern (2001)
          • DrĂ€nge valley
Gröbner et al. (2011)
    • Mansfeld-SĂŒdharz
      • SĂŒdharz
Gröbner et al. (2011)
Gröbner et al. (2011)
  • Saxony
Hofmann (1992) +1 other reference
    • Erzgebirgskreis
      • Annaberg-Buchholz
        • Frohnau
          • Schreckenberg
            • König David samt GalilĂ€ische Wirtschaft Mine
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.)
        • KleinrĂŒckerswalde
Möhn et al. (07/2020)
      • Aue-Bad Schlema
        • Alberoda
VollstÀdt et al. (1991)
Witzke (1992)
      • Ehrenfriedersdorf
Wittern (2001)
      • Lauter-Bernsbach
        • Oberpfannenstiel
www.mineralienatlas.de (2016)
      • Marienberg
        • Lauta
Gröbner et al. (2006)
      • Raschau-Markersbach
        • Langenberg
          • Graul
            • Gottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine
www.dergraul.de (2001)
      • Schneeberg
        • NeustĂ€dtel
Massanek et al. (2005)
      • Schwarzenberg
        • Crandorf
Hans-JĂŒrgen Haas collection
      • Wolkenstein
Haake et al. (1994)
    • Vogtlandkreis
      • Falkenstein
        • GrĂŒnbach
          • Muldenberg
Kolitsch (1997)
    • Zwickau District
      • Hartenstein
Witzke (1992)
  • Thuringia
    • Saale-Orla District
      • Bad Lobenstein
Wittern (2001)
    • Schmalkalden-Meiningen District
      • Brotterode-Trusetal
        • Trusetal
Gerstenberg (n.d.)
Greece
 
  • Attica
    • East Attica
      • Lavreotiki
        • Charakas
Fritz Schreiber collection (Uwe Kolitsch SXRD-analysis)
42. +1 other reference
        • Plaka
          • Plaka Mines
Blaß et al. (1998)
ko Jansen. +1 other reference
Chollet Pascal
        • Velatouri
Fritz Schreiber collection (Uwe Kolitsch SXRD- and EDS-analysis)
Ireland
 
  • Munster
    • Kerry County
      • Killarney
S. MORETON et al. (1999)
Italy
 
  • Liguria
    • Savona Province
      • Murialdo
Probed by Corrado Balestra
  • Lombardy
    • Varese Province
Guastoni et al. (2004)
        • Cuasso al Piano
Guastoni et al. (2003) +1 other reference
  • Piedmont
    • Metropolitan City of Turin
      • Borgofranco d'Ivrea
        • BiĂČ
Campostrini et al. (2012) +1 other reference
      • Tavagnasco
        • Tavagnasco Mines
Franco Luca Bonino's collection
      • Usseglio
Boscardin M. (1990)
  • Tuscany
    • Livorno Province
      • Castagneto Carducci
Jansen et al. (1998)
Japan (TL)
 
  • Oita Prefecture
    • Saiki City
Proc. Japan Acad. (1954) +1 other reference
Uehara et al. (2014)
OHNISHI et al. (2013) +2 other references
Mexico
 
  • Durango
    • MapimĂ­ Municipality
      • MapimĂ­
Sturman (1976)
Moore (2008)
Morocco
 
  • DrĂąa-Tafilalet Region
    • Ouarzazate Province
      • Amerzgane Cercle
        • Ouisselsate CaĂŻdat
[var: Cobalt-bearing Parasymplesite] Luigi Chiappino photo (https://www.mindat.org/photo-214147.html) +1 other reference
          • MĂ©choui
Favreau et al. (2006)
    • Zagora Province
      • Agdz Cercle
        • Tansifte CaĂŻdat
          • AĂŻt Ahmane
Favreau et al. (2006)
          • Oumlil
[var: Cobalt-bearing Parasymplesite] Favreau et al. (2006) +1 other reference
          • Tamdrost
Favreau et al. (2006)
North Macedonia
 
  • Kavadarci Municipality
    • RĆŸanovo
In the collection of Joy Desor. PXRD ...
Norway
 
  • Akershus
    • RĂŠlingen
      • LĂžvenstad
Neumann (1985) +1 other reference
  • Nordland
    • Bindal
Raade (1993)
    • Narvik
Raade (1993)
Portugal
 
  • Aveiro
    • Albergaria-a-Velha
      • Branca
Antonio Jesus Pimentel specimens +1 other reference
  • Évora
    • Alandroal
      • Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - SĂŁo BrĂĄs dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto
Alves (n.d.)
  • Guarda
    • Gouveia
      • Folgosinho
Russia
 
  • Adygea (Republic of Adygea)
    • Maykopsky District
Pekov I.V. et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Slovakia
 
  • BanskĂĄ Bystrica Region
    • RevĂșca District
      • ChyĆŸnĂ©
Ć tevko et al. (2009)
  • KoĆĄice Region
    • RoĆŸĆˆava District
      • DobĆĄinĂĄ
        • DobĆĄinĂĄ mining district
Martin Ć tevko +1 other reference
  • Trenčín Region
    • BĂĄnovce nad Bebravou District
Roman Gramblička collection
Spain
 
  • Andalusia
    • AlmerĂ­a
      • Cuevas del Almanzora
        • Sierra Almagrera
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX ...
    • CĂłrdoba
      • BelalcĂĄzar
Rewitzer et al. (2016) +2 other references
  • Aragon
    • Zaragoza
      • Alpartir
Calvo Rebollar (2018)
  • Asturias
    • Salas
      • CarlĂ©s
Calvo et al. (2014)
  • Catalonia
    • Tarragona
      • Conca de BarberĂ 
        • VimbodĂ­ i Poblet
          • Bosc de Poblet
Calvo (2015)
  • Murcia
    • MazarrĂłn
Van den Berg et al. (2020)
Switzerland
 
  • Ticino
    • Lugano
      • Alto Malcantone
        • Breno
Stalder et al. (1998)
      • Miglieglia
EDX analyses
  • Valais
    • Leuk
      • Turtmann-Unterems
        • Turtmann Valley
          • PipjitĂ€lli
Stalder et al. (1998) +1 other reference
    • Martigny
      • IsĂ©rables
Ansermet S.; Meisser N. (2026)
    • Sierre
      • Anniviers
        • Saint-Luc
Stalder et al. (1998) +1 other reference
UK
 
  • England
    • Cornwall
      • St Stephen-in-Brannel
        • Downderry
De Bondt (n.d.) +2 other references
    • Cumbria
      • Allerdale
        • Caldbeck
          • Coombe Height
Neall et al. (2001)
USA
 
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex County
      • Ogdensburg
        • Sterling Hill
Dunn (1995)
  • South Dakota
    • Custer County
      • Custer Mining District
        • Pringle
          • Cicero Peak
Smith et al. (2000)
    • Pennington County
      • Keystone Mining District
        • Glendale
Smith et al. (2000)
 
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