Chemistry:Winchite
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Short description: Mineral
Winchite is a mineral in the amphibole group.[1]
Name
The mineral is named after Howard James Winch, who was the one discovered it in Madhya Pradesh, India.[2] Sir Lewis Fermor was the one who named the mineral.[3]
Winchite is also called Aluminowinchite or Eckrite.[2]
Chemistry
Winchite has a chemical composition similar to tremolite. But it contains iron, potassium, sodium, and manganese.[4]
Occurrence
Winchite occurs on grains of riebeckite.[5]:137 It can be found in schist with metamorphosed manganese deposits.[6]
Distribution
It has been found on the south eastern part of Anglesey.[1] It has been found in Kajlidongri mine located in India as well at Ward creek in California .[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mineral Database - Mineralogy of Wales" (in en). https://museum.wales/mineralogy-of-wales/database/?mineral=234&name=Winchite.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Winchite". https://www.mindat.org/min-4296.html.
- ↑ "End Member". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.602.4009.
- ↑ (in en) Mineralogical Magazine. Oxford University Press. 1907. pp. 413. https://books.google.com/books?id=xFIPAAAAIAAJ&q=Winchite.
- ↑ Ring, Uwe; London, Geological Society of; Brendan, M. T.; Lister, G.; Willett, Sean D. (1999) (in en). Exhumation Processes: Normal Faulting, Ductile Flow and Erosion. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-032-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KxnB3szzvzgC&dq=winchite&pg=PA140.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Winchite [NaCa[(Mg; Fe2+)4Al]Si8O22(OH)2"]. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/winchite.pdf.
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