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Orvillite
A variety of Zircon
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Formula:
near 9ZrO2 · 6SiO2 · 5H2O
An altered zircon.
Originally reported from Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil.
Originally reported from Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
11576 (as Orvillite)
4421 (as Zircon)
4421 (as Zircon)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11576:0 (as Orvillite)
mindat:1:1:4421:5 (as Zircon)
mindat:1:1:4421:5 (as Zircon)
Chemistry of Orvillite
Mindat Formula:
near 9ZrO2 · 6SiO2 · 5H2O
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Orvillite
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 Orvillite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-11576.html
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References for Orvillite
Localities for Orvillite
Showing 4 localities.
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The Locality List
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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.
Brazil | |
| orvillite and oliveiraite. American Journal of Science (278) +1 other reference |
China | |
| Zhibin Wang and Liangyi Wang (1998) |
| Zhong et al. (2007) |
| Zhong et al. (2007) +4 other references |
