- Staurolite is a red brown to
black, mostly opaque, nesosilicate mineral with a white streak.
- It crystallizes in the monoclinic
crystal system.
- A special property of staurolite
is that it often occurs twinned in a characteristic cross-shape.
- In handsamples, macroscopically
visible staurolite crystals are of prismatic shape.
- They are often larger than the
surrounding minerals and are then called porphyroblasts.
- It is the official state mineral
of the United States state of Georgia.
- Staurolite is famous for its
twinned crystals that form into the shape of a cross.
- Its name comes from the greek for
cross.
- Staurolite crystals are formed in
five colors; red, white, black, brown and yellow. All colors will turn
gray when exposed to the elements for a long period of time.
- The twin is a classic
penetration twin where it appears as if two crystals grew into and out
of each other.
- Metamorphie processes observable
in the upper earth 's crust comprise reactions in asolid state,
reequilibration,degassing, partial melting and re-hydration
reactions.
- The metamorphic processes
change density, texture, and modal mineralogy.
- The Porto-Viseu Belt, located in
the innermost zone of the Iberian Variscan Fold Belt – the Central
Iberian Zone (CIZ), corresponds to an antiformal structure developed
during the D3 Variscan deformation event.
- Staurolite is one of the index
minerals that are used to estimate the temperature, depth, and pressure
at which a rock undergoes metamorphism.
- Staurolite is a common metamorphic
mineral that is useful to geologists to determine the degree of
metamorphism.
- Staurolite crystals are formed in
many stages of perfection, from a faint cross to a perfect cross and
every stage in between.
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Introduction
- Staurolite Information
- The Mineral Staurolite
- Staurolite Description
- Staurolite
- Staurolite Crystal Data
- Staurolite Crystals
- Staurolite Pictures
- General Information
- Staurolite
Process
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Metamorphie Processes in the Transantarctic Crystalline
Nearly pure iron staurolite in the Llano Uplift and its
petrologic significance
Formation of atoll garnets from the aureole of the Ardara
pluton.
Modification of
Rocks by Temperature and Pressure
Magnesium staurolite and green chromian staurolite from
Fiordland, New Zealand
Synthesis of Staurolite in Melting Experiments of a
Natural Metapelite
Thermodynamic models of reactions involving garnet in a
sillimanite/staurolite schist
Prograde Metamorphism
Application
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Kyanite & andalusite Occurences
Application of the muscovite-paragonite geothermometer to
a staurolite-grade schist
What is the Right Abrasive for job
Zuni heritage is preserved
The Staurolite Area Of Patrick & Henry Counties
Zincian staurolite in Glen Doll, Scotland
Market
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Industrial Mineral Market
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Process, Price, Production (Demand), Reserves, and
Applications
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Garnet Market Potential in Western Canada and United
States
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Mining In the United States
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Patent
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Abrasive Propellent for cleaning of surfaces &
Machinery
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Process For Milling Dyes With Saturolite Sand
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Recovery Of Heavy Minerals a Tar Sand
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Synthetic Mineral Sand Produce From Staurolite
Report
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Geothermal energy, as old as Pompeii
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Geology Research Unit
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The development of a gneiss dome in the Variscides of
Northern Central Portugal: age constraints on metamorphism
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The Mineral Industry Of Florida
Technology
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The effects of Al and vacancies on Li substitution in iron
staurolite A synthesis approach
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H content of staurolite as determined bv H extraction line
and ion microprobe
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Process & Product Innovation
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Iron distribution in staurolite at room and low
temperatures
Consultants
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Consultants From America
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Consultants From America
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Consultants From Spain
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Consultants From New York
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