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Smectite, questionable phyllosilicate mineral
Stevensite
General
CategoryMineral
IMA symbolStv
Identification
ColorWhite, pale yellow, pale brown, pale pink
Mohs scale hardness2 1/2
StreakWhite

Stevensite is white clay mineral. The mineral is a member of smectite.

The mineral is named after Edwin Augustus Stevens.

Stevensite can be found at the Dean Quarry.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ "Stevensite". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. "Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey » Stevensite". wgnhs.wisc.edu. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  4. Kloprogge, J. Theo; Lavinsky, Rob; Young, Stretch (2017-08-02). Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism. Elsevier. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-12-803703-4.


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