 |
RRUFF Home | UA Mineralogy | Caltech Mineralogy | The IMA Mineral List | Login |
Important Update News
The RRUFF Project is being updated to improve its interface and content. The beta version of the update is accessible to the public at RRUFF.net. New data is only being added to the beta site. Please note that it is in development, and some components are not functional. Existing RRUFF.info links will resolve to the new site after RRUFF.net is officially released.
We are grateful to NASA for the funding of this effort.
)
|
)
|
Name: Willemseite RRUFF ID: R061112 Ideal Chemistry: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 Locality: near Scotia Talc mine, Barberton Mountain, Transvaal, South Africa Source: Michael Scott S104099 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green massive Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
| Mineral Groups: [ Clay (86) ] [ Talc (7) ] | ||
| RAMAN SPECTRUM | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||
| BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||
| REFERENCES for Willemseite | |
|---|---|
|
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
|
|
Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 1737-1742 [view file] |
|
|
de Waal S A (1970) Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: III. Willemseite, a nickel-rich talc, American Mineralogist, 55, 31-42 [view file] |
|
|
International Mineralogical Association (1971) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 102-105 [view file] |
|
|
Tredoux M, Zaccarini F, Garuti G, Miller D E (2016) Phases in the Ni-Sb-As system which occur in the Bon Accord oxide body, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 187-198 |
|
|
|
