Melanite
A variety of Andradite
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About Melanite
Formula:
Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Colour:
Black
Name:
Named in 1799 by Abraham Gottlob Werner from the Greek μελανός ("melanos") for "black".
A variety of Andradite
A black Ti-bearing (up to 11.5 mass% TiO2, usually ~5 or less mass%) variety of Andradite.
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A black Ti-bearing (up to 11.5 mass% TiO2, usually ~5 or less mass%) variety of Andradite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Melanite.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7443 (as Melanite)
223 (as Andradite)
223 (as Andradite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7443:4 (as Melanite)
mindat:1:1:223:5 (as Andradite)
mindat:1:1:223:5 (as Andradite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
b236a825-f1e4-4de2-a5e6-d5832789fad4 (as Melanite)
c21d3fbc-f620-4327-a4da-8e733204786d (as Andradite)
c21d3fbc-f620-4327-a4da-8e733204786d (as Andradite)
Pronunciation of Melanite
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Melanite
Colour:
Black
Chemistry of Melanite
Mindat Formula:
Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Synonyms of Melanite
Other Language Names for Melanite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 38 photos of Melanite associated with Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| 19 photos of Melanite associated with Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| 19 photos of Melanite associated with Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| 19 photos of Melanite associated with Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| 13 photos of Melanite associated with Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| 12 photos of Melanite associated with Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| 10 photos of Melanite associated with Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| 9 photos of Melanite associated with Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| 8 photos of Melanite associated with Cerian Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,◻)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(◻,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| 8 photos of Melanite associated with Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Melanite in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Melanite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-7443.html
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References for Melanite
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Localities for Melanite
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Africa | |
| Dixey et al. (1937) +2 other references | |
Algeria | |
| apports des donnees radiometriques (K/Ar) +6 other references |
Angola | |
| Lapido-Loureiro +1 other reference |
| Rodrigues +1 other reference |
Argentina | |
| Woolley (1987) |
Australia | |
| Brown (1930) +1 other reference |
| Ford +3 other references |
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| Le Maitre (1975) |
| Jaques et al. (1986) +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| Exel (1993) |
Bolivia | |
| Schultz (2004) |
| Franco (2018) |
Botswana | |
| King (1955) |
Brazil | |
| Vlach et al. (2018) |
| Guarino et al. (2021) | |
| database and grade and tonnage models: ... +2 other references |
| G Traversa et al (1994) +1 other reference |
| www.igc.usp.br (2003) |
Canada | |
| Peterson +7 other references |
| Pell (1994) |
| Nixon et al. (2002) |
| Jennifer Pell (1994) |
| Neill et al. (1983) | |
| Tappe et al. (2005) |
| R. P. Sage (1988) |
| Berger et al. (2009) |
| Geological Association of Canada (2014) |
| Watkinson (1972) +1 other reference |
| Flanders et al. (eds.) +1 other reference |
Chile | |
| José Carlos Mañuz Sanz specimen |
China | |
| Wang et al. (2005) |
| Zhang Jinmin and Cao Zhengmin (1988) |
| Jiang (2005) |
| Wei et al. (2018) |
| Mu et al. (1988) +4 other references |
| Zhang et al. (2010) |
| - (1978) +7 other references |
| - (1978) | |
| Yang et al. (2006) +1 other reference |
| Zhang et al. (Eds.) |
| Rubo Zhang et al. (2003) |
| Baiyou Chen et al. (2002) |
| Xu et al. (2022) | |
Colombia | |
| Arango Mejía et al. (2012) |
Czech Republic | |
| Beran (Ag, Au, Co) +2 other references |
| Ulrych +8 other references |
| Ulrych (2000) |
DR Congo | |
| Edwards (1917) |
| Woolley et al. (1995) +4 other references |
| Denaeyer (1958) |
| Denaeyer (1958) |
| Denaeyer (1958) +5 other references | |
| Denaeyer (1958) +3 other references |
Egypt | |
| Mogahed (2016) |
France | |
| J. Aubouin |
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| Baret (1905) |
Germany | |
| Knop (1877) |
| Fricke et al. (1988) | |
| Keller et al. (1995) |
| Knop (1877) | |
| Aufschluss 1988 (2) | |
| Weiß (1990) | |
| Weiß (1990) |
| Fricke et al. (1988) | |
| omnibus.uni-freiburg.de (n.d.) |
| in the collection of Ch.&H. Schäfer |
| in the collection of Christof Schäfer |
Greece | |
| Gilbert Gauthier |
| Economic Geology 102 (2007) |
Greenland | |
| www.koeln.netsurf.de (1999) |
Guinea | |
| Gerasimovskii et al. (Guinea) +7 other references |
India | |
| Suresh et al. (2010) |
| Deans et al. (1972) +8 other references |
| Samal et al. (2021) | |
| R. N. Sukheswala and S. F. Sethna (1967) |
| Czygan et al. (Sukheswala Volume) +3 other references | |
| Sukheswala et al. (1975) +6 other references | |
| Czygan et al. (Sukheswala Volume) +5 other references |
| Sukumaran et al. (1983) +3 other references |
| Krishnamurthy (1985) +1 other reference |
| Srivastava (1989) +4 other references |
| Ramasamy et al. (2013) |
Italy | |
| Comodi et al. (1999) |
| Barberi et al. (2001) | |
| Barberi et al. (2001) +1 other reference | |
| Barberi et al. (2001) +1 other reference | |
| Barberi et al. (2001) +1 other reference | |
| Arrigoni (1983) +1 other reference |
| Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
| Hamilton (1776) +28 other references |
| Carati M. |
| M. Carati - Guida alla mineralogia ... | |
| Rath | |
| Russo (2003) |
| Stoppani F.S. (1982) |
| Fratangeli G. (1996) |
| Stoppani et al. (1982) |
| Della Ventura et al. (2006) |
| Del Caldo et al. (1973) +1 other reference | |
| Del Caldo et al. (1973) +1 other reference | |
| Klaproth (1810) +3 other references | |
| Stoppani et al. (1982) |
| Del Caldo et al. (1973) |
| Zambonini (1898) |
| Del Caldo (1971) +1 other reference | |
| Del Caldo (1971) +2 other references |
| Di Domenico Dario specimen |
| Stoppani et al. (1982) |
| Signoretti et al. (2001) |
| www.mindat.org (n.d.) |
| Cresta et al. (2002) |
| Burli et al. (2007) |
| Maida (2002) |
| Piccoli et al. (2007) |
| Barresi (1996) +1 other reference |
| Maletto et al. (1976) +2 other references |
| Stara (1990) |
| Ferretti et al. (2013) |
| De Michele (1974) |
| Liotti L. (Grosseto) |
Ivory Coast | |
| Arnould (1961) +3 other references |
Japan | |
| Sawaki (1988) |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) |
| Yamada (2004) | |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu ore collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) | |
| Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan) |
Kazakhstan | |
| Kogaro et al (1995) |
| Yaiba Sakaguchi |
| Richard Dale collection & prior Mindat ... | |
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Kenya | |
| Binge (1962) |
| USGS Open-File Report 02–156–A +5 other references |
| Le Bas (1970) +1 other reference | |
| Pulfrey +4 other references | |
| Williams (1972) |
| Peterson (1989) | |
| Woolley (2001) |
| Rix (1973) +4 other references |
| Binge (1962) +4 other references |
Kosovo | |
| Altherr et al. (2004) +2 other references |
Madagascar | |
| Lacroix (1923) +1 other reference |
Malawi | |
| Garson |
| Garson (1963) +1 other reference |
| Dixey et al. (1937) +2 other references | |
| Garson +3 other references | |
| Garson et al. (1958) +12 other references |
Mali | |
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| Currier et al. (2011) |
| Currier et al. (2011) | |
| Karel Bal Collection |
| Russ Rizzo specimens |
Mauritania | |
| Marsh et al. (2015) |
Mexico | |
| Yves Masson specimen |
Morocco | |
| Bea et al. (2013) |
| Phil Betancourt |
| Several analyzed "schorlomite" ... |
| JÉRÉMINE (1955) +1 other reference |
| Gentil +4 other references |
Namibia | |
| Gunthorpe et al. (1986) |
| Prins +5 other references |
| Jour Pet 39:2123-2136 +7 other references |
Nepal | |
| Lasserre et al. (1977) +2 other references |
Norway | |
| Heldal +30 other references | |
| Årtveit (2014) |
| Mitchell (1980) | |
| Andersen et al. (1993) |
| Sturt (1961) +12 other references |
| Zozulya et al. (2018) |
| Sturt et al. (1965) +1 other reference | |
| Larsen (1988) |
Pacific Ocean | |
| Laverne (1983) +1 other reference | |
| Christine Laverne et al. (2006) |
Pakistan | |
| Siddiqui et al. (1968) +2 other references |
| Kempe et al. (1980) |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Smith (1972) |
Paraguay | |
| Woolley (1987) |
Peru | |
| Stewart (1971) |
Russia | |
| Sharygin et al. (2010, September) |
| Lennikov et al. (2004) |
| Dvorani (2016) |
| Zaitsev et al. (2004) |
| ... |
| Phillip Betancourt |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| Okrugin et al. (2023) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
Solomon Islands | |
| Mineralogical Magazine |
South Africa | |
| USGS Open-File Report 02–156–A |
Spain | |
| Coello et al. (92) +9 other references |
| Barrera J.L. et al. (1981) | |
| Barrera J.L. et al. (1981) +1 other reference | |
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| Monchi Mine | |
| Minerales de la Región de Murcia +1 other reference |
| from Los Serranos quarry et al. (4) +1 other reference |
Sri Lanka | |
| Ceylon Aluvial Mine (Book, Co. 2002) |
Sweden | |
| Kresten et al. (1977) +1 other reference |
| Eckermann +40 other references |
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Switzerland | |
| Romani (2000) +1 other reference |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
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| Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Christian Bracke Collection |
| Christian Bracke Collection | |
Taiwan | |
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Tanzania | |
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Turkey | |
| Recommendations of the International ... +11 other references |
| Özkan et al. (Kayseri, Turkey) |
| Otlu et al. (1999) +1 other reference |
| Otlu et al. (1999) +1 other reference |
UK | |
| Sabine (1952) +2 other references |
| Sabine (1952) +3 other references |
| Shand (1910) +38 other references | |
| Shand (1910) | |
| Livingstone | |
| Shand (1910) +1 other reference | |
| Phemister (1926) +5 other references | |
| Age relationships and their implications. Scottish Journal of Geology (3) +7 other references |
USA | |
| - (2008) |
| Anthony et al. (1995) |
| American Mineralogist |
| Erickson +1 other reference |
| Flohr et al. (1989) | |
| W. S. Wise (2006) |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 489. +2 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 495. +2 other references |
| Betts (n.d.) |
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| www.mineralsocal.org |
| Rob Lavinsky (ex. David Bristol specimen) | |
| Phillip Betancourt | |
| Am Min 51:381-387 | |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 170 +4 other references | |
| www.mineralsocal.org | |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 498. +6 other references | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Larsen (1942) +1 other reference | |
| Dana (1877) |
| A differentiated alkaline intrusion +1 other reference |
| Phillip Betancourt +1 other reference |
| Am.Min.: 35: 500-507 (1950) |
| Rock Currier |
| Peter Chin | |
| Rock Currier | |
| Rutgers Univ. Bull. #5 |
| Manchester (1931) | |
| joseph Hyde Pratt and Joseph Volney Lewis (1905) |
| Cannon (1975) |
| Cannon (1975) |
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