Tachyaphaltite
A synonym of Zircon
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Formula:
Zr(SiO4)
Name:
From greek for quick, ταχυς, and spring off, αφαλτος, because the mineral was easily detached from the pegmatite when struck.
Synonym:
A synonym of Zircon
Name introduced by P.C Weibye in 1849, and described by Berlin (1853) for a metamict, altered zircon that occurred as dark reddish-brown crystals in a granite pegmatite hosted in a gneis near Kragerø, Telemark, Norway.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
41210 (as Tachyaphaltite)
4421 (as Zircon)
4421 (as Zircon)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:41210:4 (as Tachyaphaltite)
mindat:1:1:4421:5 (as Zircon)
mindat:1:1:4421:5 (as Zircon)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5c03fb1b-a0c1-4ad7-a46f-7c02b74e6fdc (as Tachyaphaltite)
ae513338-cdec-41da-ad06-93360c6ba9d2 (as Zircon)
ae513338-cdec-41da-ad06-93360c6ba9d2 (as Zircon)
References for Tachyaphaltite
Reference List:
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- Berlin, N. J. (1853): Neue Mineralien aus Norwegen. Zweiter Theil. 5. Tachyaphaltit. 6. Erdmannit. Annalen der Physik und Chemie. 88: 160-162
- Raade, G. (1996): Minerals originally described from Norway. Including notes on type material. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 11, 104 pp
Internet Links for Tachyaphaltite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-41210.html
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