Daphnite
A variety of Chamosite
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About Daphnite
Formula:
(Fe,Mg)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
A Mg-bearing variety of chamosite. The variety bavalite is very similar.
Originally reported from Penzance - Ludgvan Area, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Used by Hey (1954) in his then widely used, formal classification of chlorites, for ones with Mg/(Mg+Fe) = 0-0.25 and Si = 5-5.6 atoms per 8 tetrahedral sites, but nowadays considered a variety of chamosite.
Originally reported from Penzance - Ludgvan Area, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Used by Hey (1954) in his then widely used, formal classification of chlorites, for ones with Mg/(Mg+Fe) = 0-0.25 and Si = 5-5.6 atoms per 8 tetrahedral sites, but nowadays considered a variety of chamosite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1223 (as Daphnite)
967 (as Chamosite)
967 (as Chamosite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1223:8 (as Daphnite)
mindat:1:1:967:2 (as Chamosite)
mindat:1:1:967:2 (as Chamosite)
Similar Names
| Dauphinite | A synonym of Anatase | |
| Davanite | A valid IMA mineral species | K2TiSi6O15 |
| Davianite | A variety of | |
| Devonite | A rock subtype | |
| Devonite (of von Moll) | A synonym of Wavellite | |
| Diaphanite | A synonym of 'Alexandrite' |
Chemistry of Daphnite
Mindat Formula:
(Fe,Mg)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Element Weights:
Other Language Names for Daphnite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 6 photos of Daphnite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 1 photo of Daphnite associated with Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
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.
Internet Links for Daphnite
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References for Daphnite
Localities for Daphnite
Showing 34 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - 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.
Atlantic Ocean | |
| Sharkov et al. (2007) |
Australia | |
| Simpson (1948) |
| Simpson (1948) | |
| Simpson (1948) | |
| Simpson (1948) |
| Du Puy (2003) |
Canada | |
| Kidd Operations |
| Galley et al. (2000) |
China | |
| Dahlkamp (2009) |
| 郭飞 et al. (2018) |
| Jinchu Zhu and Fusheng Zhang (1987) |
| Qiu et al. (2026) |
Czech Republic | |
| King (n.d.) |
Dominican Republic | |
| Krebs et al. (2008) |
France | |
| Cluzel et al. (2024) |
Italy | |
| Sanità et al. (2024) |
Peru | |
| Mlynarczyk (2005) |
Portugal | |
| Fuertes-Fuente et al. (2011) |
| Bobos et al. (2021) |
Russia | |
| Plotinskaya et al. (2020) |
| Semenov et al. (2008) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
UK | |
| Dines (1956) |
| Dines (1956) |
| Griffiths (n.d.) |
| Dines (1956) |
| Dines (1956) |
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| www.dakotamatrix.com (2014) |
USA | |
| Pavlides et al. (1962) |
| Pavlides et al. (1962) |
| Pavlides et al. (1962) | |
| Yale Peabody Museum |
| Dietrich (1990) |
Ennys Wheal Virgin, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK