Urbanite (original) (raw)

About UrbaniteHide

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Name:

A name introduced by H. Sjögren (1892, 1894) for a so-called iron-schefferite ["Jarnschefferit" in Swedish], a red-brown pyroxene mineral, from Långban, Sweden, in which the aegirine component dominated.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:

10737 (as Urbanite)
32 (as Aegirine-augite)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:10737:2 (as Urbanite)
mindat:1:1:32:7 (as Aegirine-augite)

IMA Classification of UrbaniteHide

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Approval history:

Discredited by the CNMMN- IMA in 1988.

First Recorded Occurrence of UrbaniteHide

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Synonyms of UrbaniteHide

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Other Language Names for UrbaniteHide

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Other InformationHide

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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 UrbaniteHide

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References for UrbaniteHide

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Reference List:

Morimoto, N., Fabries, J., Ferguson, A. K., Ginzburg, I. V., Ross, M., Seifert, F. A., Zussman, J., Aoki, K., Gottardi, G. (1988) Nomenclature of Pyroxenes. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (367) 535-550 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.367.15

Localities for UrbaniteHide

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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 the map.

Locality ListHide

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