Riebeckite from this locality is analysed with the following results: SiO2 50,21%, Ti02 0,12%,Al2O3 1,66%, Fe2O3 16.51%, FeO 21.23%. MnO 0.09%, MgO 1.07%. CaO 0.55% Na2O 6.46% K20 0.52% OH 1,65% F 0,10%. Total 100.17.

Acicular crystals up to 18 cm with quartz in vugs are described.

Quality for species:

Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Masokani Hill, Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

775845

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:775845:4

GUID (UUID V4):

95c23954-1ec8-4640-883d-64839c944980

References

Campell Smith, W., Hey, M.H. and Kempe, D.R.C. (1968): Riebeckite from near Sultan Hamud, Machalcos District, Kenya. Mineralogical Magazine 36, 1164-1167. [http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_36/36-284-1164.pdf]

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	Campbell Smith, W., Hey, M. H., Kempe, D. R. C. (1968) Riebeckite from near Sultan Hamud, Machakos District, Kenya. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (284) 1164-1167 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.284.13	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Riebeckite from near Sultan Hamud, Machalcos District, Kenya FINE specimens of striated...acieular riebeckite, sometimes radiating or platy, from the western flank of Masokani Hill, 9 miles NNW...NNW. of Sultan Hamud, Machakos District, Kenya, were acquired by the British Museum (Natural History)...Hitchen, then Senior Government Geologist in Kenya. The riebeckite crystals, which are up to 6 cm in length...(asbestiform riebeckite) has also been found. In one specimen (B.M. 1944,107) the riebeckite and quartz
	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (1997) Rock-Forming Minerals* (2nd ed.) Vol. 2B - Double-Chain Silicates. The Geological Society, London.**	Book (volume)
	Glaucophane-Ferro-glaucophane Magnesio-riebeckite—Riebeckite Eckermannite-Ferro-eckermannite Leakeite—Ferro-leakeite...AlbO>7](OH,F)> (d) Sodic amphiboles Glaucophane-riebeckite Na>(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)s[Sig05](OH,F)2 Ecker...Mg3;Al, for Mg; and Sig for SigAl, respectively. Riebeckite, arfved- sonite and kozulite involve the isovalent...which M4 is occupied by Ca or Na (e.g. actinolite-riebeckite), and pairs with and without A-site occupancy...category are anthophyllite, tremolite, actinolite, riebeckite (known as crocidolite when asbestiform) and grunerite
	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (2013) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals* (3rd ed.) Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. doi:10.1180/dhz**	Book (edition)
	olite, Hornblendes, Kaersutite, Glaucophane, Riebeckite, Richterite–Ferrorichterite, Magnesiokatophorite–Katophorite...photomicrographs from the W.S. MacKenzie collection The McGraw-Hill Companies for ﬁgures from Igneous Petrology; Microscopic...green mica, Benson no. 4 Pegmatite, north Mtoko region, Zimbabwe (Hornung, G. & Knorring, O. von, 1962...rodingite, altered gabbro, Hunting Hill quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland (Larrabee, D.M., 1969, Bull...(clinopyroxene) + SiO2. The shaded area is the apparent region of ‘bracketing’ of metamorphic pressure and temperature

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Riebeckite from Masokani Hill, Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya

Riebeckite from
Masokani Hill, Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya