Locality type: | Cave |
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Species: | 'Kerolite' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kerolite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Basalt caves, Kauai Island, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 934735 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:934735:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | c17fde42-8aab-4310-8951-48e1d9a7867f |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 2002. KEROLITE IN CARBONATE-RICH SPELEOTHEMS AND MICROBIAL DEPOSITS FROM BASALTIC CAVES, KAUAI, HAWAII...Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7 Abstract—The occurrence of kerolite in association with various secondary Ca-Mg carbonate...identified in basaltic sea caves on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Kerolite is the dominant clay mineral...deposits. X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks of the kerolite are characteristically broadened indicating its...changes were observed in the XRD patterns of this kerolite when it was subjected to various humidity, temperature |
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