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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:02    Post subject: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

When I procured this from a Chinese vendor I was told it was Garnet from Inner Mongolia. While I can see the color being garnet, the associated minerals tell me something different. As I was researching I came upon the Helvine from Inner Mongolia was the closest related specimen. What do you all think? Thank you in advance.


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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:04    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:05    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:06    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:11    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Hi, I would guess this is helvine from Huanggang.
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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:12    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Could it be Genthelvite on Dodecahedral Magnetite?
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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:16    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Tobi wrote:
Hi, I would guess this is helvite from Huanggang.


I actually came across one of Jordi's minerals that were similar.

So genthelvite w/ Quartz I would assume. Thanks
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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:18    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

A magnet will tell you if magnetite is present, but I don't see anything that looks like magnetite. As helvine or genthelvite it is much more valuable than garnet!
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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 16:22    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Pete Richards wrote:
A magnet will tell you if magnetite is present, but I don't see anything that looks like magnetite. As helvine or genthelvite it is much more valuable than garnet!


Got it ok. Thank you. Looks likes Genthelvite.
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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 18:28    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

There is no physical or visual difference between Helvine (not 'Helvite but Helvine) and Genthelvite. Only an individual and accurate analysis can determine, for each piece, whether it belongs to one species or the other.

If you need a name, I suggest using 'Genthelvite-Helvine Series'

I don’t see Magnetite there, nor Quartz, but rather Calcite.

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PostPosted: Jan 27, 2025 21:01    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Jordi Fabre wrote:
There is no physical or visual difference between Helvine (not 'Helvite but Helvine) and Genthelvite. Only an individual and accurate analysis can determine, for each piece, whether it belongs to one species or the other.

If you need a name, I suggest using 'Genthelvite-Helvine Series'

I don’t see Magnetite there, nor Quartz, but rather Calcite.

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Thank you. I will follow the instructions. I was having problems. Thanks for all the information.
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PostPosted: Jan 28, 2025 06:56    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Tobi wrote:
Hi, I would guess this is helvite from Huanggang.
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Helvine (not 'Helvite but Helvine)
I'm sorry, I realized the little mistake but could not edit my post anymore.
It was confusing because in my mother language German, there are several mineral names ending on -in instead of -it. Most of them have an -ite ending in English, e.g. Spessartin = spessartite, Adamin = adamite, Mikrolin = microlite etc.. But some translate differently, like Helvin which keeps its -n in the end.
Funny fact is that even inside of this mineral group the English names are not consistent. It's helviNe but genthelviTe though this is actually just the normal helvine name together with the name Genth, a 19th century German mineralogist after which this was named. So forgive me the short moment of confusion ;-)
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PostPosted: Jan 28, 2025 08:32    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Jordi Fabre wrote:
There is no physical or visual difference between Helvine (not 'Helvite but Helvine) and Genthelvite. Only an individual and accurate analysis can determine, for each piece, whether it belongs to one species or the other.

Well, allow me to gently disagree. The reactions of both minerals to UV-light are quite different:
helvine: Mn4+2Be3(SiO4)3S : fluomin(.)org/uk/fiche.php?id=391
genthelvite: Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S : fluomin(.)org/uk/fiche.php?id=123

In other words, IF your specimen is luminescent, then that property can be used to tell them apart: helvine will show a red glow; whereas genthelvite with show a green glow.

Other source: Mt St Hilaire helvine can be reliably distinguished from genthelvite via its UV response (deep red vs green - Horvath et al. Min Rec 1990 etc.).

Make sure to use a powerful UV flashlight with 365 nm LED (= true LW UV light).
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PostPosted: Jan 28, 2025 17:23    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

The Huanggang's Helvine and Genthelvite often form Series, with very subtle differences in elemental composition determining the species name.

That’s why, in this case, it is much more advisable, unless you have a detailed analysis of each specimen, to use the term 'Genthelvite-Helvine' Series.
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PostPosted: Jan 28, 2025 17:26    Post subject: Re: Helvine with Quartz or Garnet?  

Tobi wrote:
I'm sorry, I realized the little mistake but could not edit my post anymore.

Thanks Tobi, already fixed.

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