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Thulite

This document provides information about the mineral Thulite. Key points include: - Thulite is a pink variety of the mineral zoisite that frequently contains manganese. It was originally described from Norway. - Its chemical formula is {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH). It is commonly found in association with minerals like quartz, feldspar, and albite. - While thulite has been reported from pegmatites and metamorphic rocks, much of the material labeled as such is actually the mineral clinothulite. The document provides physical and chemical properties as well as locations where th

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Thulite

This document provides information about the mineral Thulite. Key points include: - Thulite is a pink variety of the mineral zoisite that frequently contains manganese. It was originally described from Norway. - Its chemical formula is {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH). It is commonly found in association with minerals like quartz, feldspar, and albite. - While thulite has been reported from pegmatites and metamorphic rocks, much of the material labeled as such is actually the mineral clinothulite. The document provides physical and chemical properties as well as locations where th

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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.

Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Thulite.

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
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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude
coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality.
The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on
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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.)

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