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Sepiolite from
Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France


Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal7
- var Quinzite Opal 7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sepiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quincy, Vierzon, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225244:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
N.), Laboratoire de Physique Cristalline & Centre de Microcaractérisation, 2 rue de la Houssinière, B...B.P. 32229, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France 2Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, U.F.R. des Sciences...2 rue de la Houssinière, B.P. 92208, F-4322 Nantes Cedex 3, France 3Universidad de Michoacan de San Nicolas...Nicolas de Hidalgo, Ciudad universitaria, Fransisco J. Mujica S/N, Apartado postal 52B, C.P. 58000 Morelia...Naturelle, Laboratoire de Minéralogie, 61, rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France 5Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente...talc-kerolite and Mg-smectites, as well as fibrous clays (sepiolite, palygorskite). Authigenic Mg-clay minerals occur...and formation of sepiolite from other Mg-clay minerals (pathway 3). Keywords: sepiolite; palygorskite;...and sepiolite [15,16]; were achieved with good results. Experimental precipitation of sepiolite by evaporating...seawater at earth-surface conditions unravelled that sepiolite can form from solutions whose pH ranges from 8
Report (issue)
Industrial Mineral Resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Industrial Mineral Resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida By SAM H. PATTERSON...other industrial minerals of the Meigs-1\ttapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida ---- - - - -----...diffraction traces of fuller's earth, Meigs-1\ttapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida _________________...pocket 1. Map showing location of Meigs-1\ttapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida ______________ -
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found that clay from deposits in the vicinity of Quincy, Florida (Van Horn, 1911), could be substituted...Since the original discovery in the vicinity of Quincy, the fullers earth production in the Georgia-Florida...kindness of the management of the Floridin Co., of Quincy and Jamieson, and the Fullers Earth Co., of Midway...appreciated. 1 Deposits operated in the vicinity of Quincy, Jamieson and Midway, Florida. JOURNAL MINERJ4LOGICALSOCIETY...constituents from Attapulgus, Georgia, and Mormoiron, France, have been compared, and the conclusion reached
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Al are related to the abundant presence of sepiolite (green opals) and palygorskite (pink opals). SEM...are similar to quincyite, the pink opal from Quincy (France) which is colored by organic compounds. CauCia...opals are also CT types and include minerals like sepiolite, palygorskite and zeolite, but in lower amounts...Nazca-Ocona Gold Belt in the centre of the copper subprovince of Batolito de la Costa, which is part of...plates that generated the Andean Cordillera (tumialan de la Cruz 1998). Copper is found in porphyry and epithermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
attapulgite and diatoms, with subordinate amounts of sepiolite. From northeast to southwest, the deposits show...montmorillonitc, and a decrease in diatom and sepiolite content. The altitude of the fuller's earth beds...content of pebbles is sepiolite, attapulgite and montmorillonite, with the sepiolite content being higher...varying amounts of attapulgite, montmorillonite and sepiolite. The percentage of attapulgite increases downward...No. 3. In La Camelia Mine, 6 miles northeast of Quincy, Florida. Bed Description 22 ft of sand, clay
Book
Chemistry of Sepiolite and Palygorskite 1. The Structures and Microtextures of the Palygorskite-Sepiolite Group...Structural Characteristics of the Palygorskite-Sepiolite Mineral Group 1 .2.2 Species and Nomenclature...Nomenclature 4 6 1 .2.3 Structure of the Palygorskite-Sepiolite Mineral Group and Related Minerals 1 .2.4 Substitutions...Palygorskite and Sepiolite 7 14 1 .2.5 H20, OH2, and OH Positions in Palygorskite and Sepiolite 15 1 .2...Contents 2. Advances in the Crystal Chemistry of Sepiolite and Palygorskite 33 Mercedes Suarez and Emilia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
C A T I O N S OF PALYGORSKITE-SEPIOLITE CLAYS E. GALAN Departamento de Cristalograffa, Mineraloglay QulmicaAgricola...QulmicaAgricola. Facultadde Qulmica, Universidad de SeviUa, Apdo. 553, 41071 Sevilla, Spain (Received...May 1996) A B S T R A C T : The palygorskite-sepiolite group of clay minerals has a wide range of industrial...principal characteristics of commercial palygorskite-sepiolite clays is presented, and potential uses are suggested...While commercial deposits of palygorskite and sepiolite are rare, these two clay minerals occur relatively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ÐAtomic Force Microscopy, Epitaxy, Palygorskite-sepiolite, Phase Transformation, Smectite, Transmission...Microscopy. Abstract INTRODUCTION Palygorskite and sepiolite are modulated phyllosilicates that may be described...widths vary. Sedimentary deposits of palygorskite-sepiolite minerals are important geologically because they...and GalaÂn, 1988). Formation of palygorksite-sepiolite minerals at near-neutral pH or in diluted groundwaters...Although large sedimentary deposits of palygorskite-sepiolite minerals are known to occur, they are uncommon
Journal (issue)
Prix unitaire : 24 € (voir bon de commande) Ces numéros hors-série de notre confrère allemand "Lapis"..."Lapis" présentent deux sujets de minéralogie fort intéressants pour les collectionneurs. Traduits très récemment...émeraudes. Avec cette version anglaise, la barrière de la langue allemande n'est donc plus un problème....(voir bon de commande) Eberhard Equit nous livre ici son second ouvrage de reproduction de ses peintures...magnifique, étonnant, à couper le souffle. . Le travail de l'artiste est un véritable chef d'œuvre, les premières
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the central portion of the MeigsAttapulgus-Quincy district of southeast Georgia and northern Florida...these deposits include palygorskite, traces of sepiolite, smectite, illite, kaolinite and quartz (Merkl...reported minor amounts of sepiolite in the study area using SEM, no sepiolite, only palygorskite, was observed...particles which distinguishes palygorskite from sepiolite. A ‘‘bird’s-nest’’ fabric, which consists of interwoven...(1999) A new approach to compositional limits for sepiolite and palygorskite. Clays and Clay Minerals, 47
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A L Y S IS OF P Y R I D I N E - T R E A T E D SEPIOLITE A N D P A LY G O R SK ITE U . S H U A L I, S....1991) A B S T R A C T : The thermal behaviour of sepiolite and palygorskite treated with pyridine (Py) was...Under N2 and Ar, thermal desorption of Py from sepiolite was observed at 260 and 650°C, whereas for palygorskite...behaviour, under air or N2 flow, of the porous clays sepiolite and palygorskite treated with n-butylamine (BA)...present investigation, the thermal behaviour of sepiolite and palygorskite treated with pyridine (Py), both
Report (issue)
Gordon,. Ga. t Dry Branch, Ga. Do. Atwood, Tenn. Quincy, Fla. Hobart Butte, Oreg. Artificial gibb- Gibbsite____--_...MontmorillonAttapulgus, Ga. ite, quartz Sepiolite. ______ Sepiolite. _ _. MontmorillonAlgeria. ite, calcite...CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL GEOLOGY ATTAPULGITE S-3 SEPIOLITE S-4 BOEHM TE S-5 DIASPORE S-6 BRUCITE S-7 ...R., 1947, Aluminous lateritic soil of the Sierra de Bahoruco area, Dominican Republic, West Indies: U
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals, Vol.30, No. 3, 191-199,1982. PALYGORSKITE-SEPIOLITE CLAYS OF LEBRIJA, SOUTHERN SPAIN E. GALANI AND...contain commercial deposits of palygorskite and sepiolite. These sediments of continental origin consist...unit, the "Marly-Calcareous Bed," consists of sepiolite-rich marl associated with concretions and irregular...suites as follows: (1) bottom--sepiolite ___palygorskite; (2) center--sepiolite and palygorskite _+ illite;...top--palygorskite and illite, _+ sepiolite and smectite. Sepiolite decreases and palygorskite and illite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Houslon, Texas William Frank Bradley was born at Quincy, Illinois, January29, 1908, the son of William...NonaeFrank Bradley. After attendingpublic schools in Quincy, where he was a scholarand an athlete,he enteredthe...68-70. (with B. Nagy) The structural scheme of sepiolite. z4cta (with E. J. Weiss, and R. A. Rowland) A...structural scheme of sepiolite. lm. Proc. II Congr. Panamer. Mech. Solos e Eugenharia de Mineral.40, E85-892
Journal (issue)
recently. ----4 \Vhat is Argentite? Dana( 1874) de),cribes argentite a~ a di:tinct mineral which is...net I May 2006 Mineral News 12 Fibrous Sepiolite from Stevens County, Washington By Bob Werner...produced a number of interesting fibrous sepiolite specimens. Sepiolite, a hydrous magnesium silicate. Mg~Si60...Series, possibly the Stensgar Formation. The sepiolite occurs as fibrous, compact masses up to six inches...with some of the sepiolite, fluoresces green under SW-UV. Identification of the sepiolite was confirmed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Industrial mineral resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida. U.S. Geological... Washington. Price $2.40. The Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida, is the main producer...whereas in the north smectite with minor amounts of sepiolite and smectite are characteristic. Patterson suggests
Report (issue)
McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, p. 8. 32, , ALPHA-SEPIOLITE. Same as parasepiolite. Mattill, H. I. (1914)...constituent from Attapulgus, Georgia and Mormoiron, France, attapulgite. This is a hydrous magnesium alu-...separate the amphibole chains. ' Lapparent, Jacques de (1935) Acad. sci. Paris, Comptes Rendus, vol. 201...Annales de I'office national des combustibles liquides, no. 5, p. 863-943. (1938) Defense de I'attapulgite...I'attapulgite Bulletin de la Societe Franpaise de Min^ralogie, vol. 61, p. 253-283. Kerr, P. F. (1937) Attapulgus
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Industrial mineral resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida. U.S. Geological... Washington. Price $2.40. The Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida, is the main producer...whereas in the north smectite with minor amounts of sepiolite and smectite are characteristic. Patterson suggests
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PFL-1: PALYGORSKITE, FLORIDA The Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy Fullers Earth district, in extreme southern Georgia...including palygorskite of short particle length, sepiolite and smectite. In places these clays are intermingled...are locally abundant. Other minerals include sepiolite, phosphate and mica. Opal-CT, perhaps derived...pebbles, often containing significant amounts of sepiolite, occurs midway in the clay bed. Origin Sufficient...other mineral resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida. U.S. Geological
Report (issue)
Western Australia Copies available from: Information Centre Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources 100...59 Physical requirements for attapulgite and sepiolite for use in drilling muds .......................bentonite, montmorillonite, palygorskite, smectite, sepiolite, bricks, brick clay, brick making, clay deposits...and XRD tests were carried out at the Chemistry Centre of Western Australia and firing tests were performed...bentonites compete with other absorbent clays such as sepiolite and attapulgite. ‘Clumping pet litter’ (also known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
C14-1abeled parathion (Amersham Radiochemicals Centre) were used for all the experiments. Attapulgite...Attapulgite (Diluex) purchased from Floridin Company (Quincy, Florida) was used. Characterization of the clay by...Otsuka, R., and Imai, N. (1969) Infrared study of sepiolite and palygorskite on heating: Amer. Mineral. 53...Mifsud, A., Rautureau, M., and Fornes, V. (1978) Etude de l'eau dans la palygorskite ~ l'aide des analyses...Food Chem. 10, 244-248. Preisinger, A. (1963) Sepiolite and related compounds: its stability and application:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Industrial mineral resources of the Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy District, Georgia and Florida. U.S. Geological... Washington. Price $2.40. The Meigs-Attapulgus-Quincy district, Georgia and Florida, is the main producer...whereas in the north smectite with minor amounts of sepiolite and smectite are characteristic. Patterson suggests
Book
CATALOGUE DE LA Collection de Minéralogie ET LA DE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE M. E. GUYOT Membre DE de la Société...Société de GRANDMAISON Minéralogie de France BERGERAC Imprimerie Générale du Sud-Ouest (J. 1906... La création de cette collection remonte à l’année C’est à Europe et la suite de s’est enrichie...l’occasion et la visite des de fréquents centres miniers principaux de nombreuses et nouvelles d’une...conseils développer a su pas président par de la de de connaissances ralogie, qui, ses l’expression
Journal (issue)
��it�tttMt��ti5��\��� __ , ,.: :·�' '."(,. I •.. 1 > ussion, de ollows, payable at the AGM. ,, . Single £6'.50 ...expensive operation. The common use of Cacn Stone from France at th is time is because of its excellent carving...than the layer lattice clays (eg attapulgite, sepiolite, etc.). The chemical formulae range from the deceptively...Palygorskite Group. Includes palygorskite, attapulgite, sepiolite [6. Chlorite Group] Some of the i l l ite group...Lapparent ( I 93 5 ), from Attapulgus, Georgia and Quincy, Florida. Has been mined and used in the USA on
 
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