Glimmerite
A synonym
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About Glimmerite
Name:
From the German Glimmer (mica)
Synonym of:
The term was suggested as an alternative to biotitite to avoid the rather discordant sound of consecutive "tites".
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51934
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51934:6
Other Language Names for Glimmerite
German:Glimmerit
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.
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References for Glimmerite
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Localities for Glimmerite
Showing 60 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.
Afghanistan | |
| [Biotitite] Vikhter et al. (1976) +1 other reference |
Angola | |
| Campeny et al. (2017) |
| Campeny et al. (2017) | |
Australia | |
| [Biotitite] Dunkan et al. (1990) +3 other references |
| Slezak et al. (2021) |
Austria | |
| Kolitsch et al. (2023) |
Brazil | |
| [Phlogopitite] de Paula Garcia et al. (2018) |
| [Phlogopitite] de Paula Garcia et al. (2018) | |
| [Phlogopitite] de Paula Garcia et al. (2018) | |
| [Phlogopitite] de Paula Garcia et al. (2018) |
| [Biotitite] doi.org/10.1007/BF00302491 +6 other references |
| Traversa et al. (2001) |
| [Biotitite] Guarino (2010) |
| [Biotitite] Oliveira et al. (2020) |
Bulgaria | |
| [Biotitite] Grozdanov +9 other references |
Canada | |
| Poliakovska et al. (2024) |
China | |
| [Biotitite] Mu et al. (1988) +4 other references |
| [Biotitite] Liang et al. (2024) +1 other reference |
| [Biotitite] Xie et al. (2026) | |
| Yang et al. (2025) |
| [Biotitite] Yang et al. (2006) +2 other references |
Czech Republic | |
| [Biotitite] Kopecký et al. (1970) +1 other reference |
| [Biotitite] Stemprok et al. (2014) |
Finland | |
| [Biotitite] Vartiainen et al. (1974) +2 other references |
| [Biotitite] Kresten et al. (1977) +3 other references |
| [Biotitite] Puustinnen +14 other references |
Germany | |
| [Biotitite] Wand et al. (1989) +3 other references |
Greenland | |
| [Biotitite] Tappe et al. (2009) |
India | |
| [Biotitite] Sandiford et al. (1991) +3 other references |
| [Biotitite] Gupta et al. (1983) |
Kenya | |
| [Biotitite] Rosatelli et al. (2003) |
Madagascar | |
| [Biotitite] Rasoamalala et al. (2014) |
| [Biotitite] Rakotondrazafy et al. (2008) |
| [Biotitite] Montel et al. (2018) |
Mali | |
| [Biotitite] Fabre et al. (1982) +2 other references |
Namibia | |
| [Biotitite] Prins +2 other references |
Norway | |
| Ravna et al. (2017) |
Russia | |
| [Biotitite] Gordienko et al. (2016) |
| Alekseev (2025) |
| [Biotitite] Ashchepkov +8 other references |
| [Biotitite] Alekseev et al. (2017) |
| [Micaite] Ras et al. (2011) |
| [Biotitite, Phlogopitite] Mikhailova et al. (2015) +2 other references |
| [Phlogopitite] Ivanyuk et al. (2017) | |
| [Biotitite] Ashchepkov et al. (2015) |
| [Biotitite] Popov et al. (2019) |
| [Biotitite] Popov et al. (2019) | |
South Africa | |
| Du Plessis (2019) |
| Ogungbuyi et al. (2022) |
| Clifford et al. (2012) | |
Sweden | |
| [Biotitite] Liferovich et al. (2006) |
Tanzania | |
| Harmer et al. (2016) |
USA | |
| [Phlogopitite] McCormick et al. (1987) |
| [Phlogopitite] McCormick et al. (1987) |
| [Biotitite] Watts et al. (2022) |
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