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Ansell, A.C. Roberts, A.G. Plant, and B.D. Sturman in 1980 in honor of John Gittins, Canadian petrologist and professor at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who first noted its occurrence and reported it as an unidentified mineral.","2025-08-11 12:14:20",[],[],[],[75],{"id":76,"name":77,"entrytype":9,"csystem":35,"ima_formula":78,"mindat_formula":78,"hmin":79,"hmax":37,"dmeas":80,"dcalc":81,"primary_image_id":82},3950,"Thortveitite","Sc\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Si\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>",6,"3.27","3.32",24145,[84],{"id":85,"txt":86,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":87},614,"Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada","Canada",27,[90,93,97,101],{"id":91,"year":25,"html":92,"doi":11},16908081,"Ansell, H. G., Roberts, A. C., Plant, A. G., Sturman, B. D. (1980) Gittinsite, a new calcium zirconium silicate from the Kipawa agpaitic syenite complex, Quebec. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  18 (2) 201-203 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FCM18_201.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":94,"year":95,"html":96,"doi":11},527706,1981,"Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J. (1981) New Mineral Names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  66 (11-12) 1274-1280 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM66\u002FAM66_1274.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":98,"year":99,"html":100,"doi":11},16146081,1989,"Roelofsen-Ahl, J.N., Peterson, R.C. (1989) Gittinsite: a modification of the thortveitite structure. The Canadian Mineralogist: 27(4): 703-708. https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FCM27_703.pdf",{"id":102,"year":103,"html":104,"doi":11},16964578,2001,"(2001) Gittinsite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fgittinsite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",[106,116,126,132,140],{"id":107,"source_url":108,"license_code":109,"credit_html":110,"title":111,"description":112,"author":113,"original_width":114,"original_height":115},9961,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52005711","CC BY 3.0","John Sobolewski (JSS), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52005711\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gittinsite-380184.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEudialyte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Eudialyte\">Eudialyte\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGittinsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gittinsite\">Gittinsite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVlasovite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vlasovite\">Vlasovite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Description: A 4.1 by 3.1 cms mass of pink Eudialite with whitish Gittinsite on the surface of two included Vlasovite crystals on the upper left. JSS specimen and photo.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","John Sobolewski (JSS)",1024,768,{"id":117,"source_url":118,"license_code":119,"credit_html":120,"title":121,"description":122,"author":123,"original_width":124,"original_height":125},9957,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140867","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140867\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vlasovite-Gittinsite-Eudialyte-122184.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVlasovite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vlasovite\">Vlasovite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGittinsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gittinsite\">Gittinsite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEudialyte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Eudialyte\">Eudialyte\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbitibi-T%C3%A9miscamingue\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abitibi-Témiscamingue\">Abitibi-Témiscamingue\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuebec\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quebec\">Québec\u003C\u002Fa>, Canada (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-614.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.0 x 3.8 x 2.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A spectacular and showy specimen of a transparent yellow-gray vlasovite crystal frozen in bright pink eudialyte matrix. A white rind of gittinsite surrounds the vlasovite. Vlasovite and gittinsite are ULTRA-RARE zirconium silicates, found only in a few alkaline massifs worldwide. The Kipawa Complex is the Type Locality for gittinsite. This is a superb example. Vlasovite fluoresces a moderate yellow under UV illumination. Ex. Marty Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",455,500,{"id":127,"source_url":128,"license_code":119,"credit_html":129,"title":130,"description":122,"author":123,"original_width":131,"original_height":125},9958,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140868","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140868\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vlasovite-Gittinsite-Eudialyte-122185.jpg",471,{"id":133,"source_url":134,"license_code":119,"credit_html":135,"title":136,"description":137,"author":123,"original_width":138,"original_height":139},9959,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160975","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160975\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vlasovite-Gittinsite-Eudialyte-213097.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVlasovite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vlasovite\">Vlasovite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGittinsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gittinsite\">Gittinsite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEudialyte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Eudialyte\">Eudialyte\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbitibi-T%C3%A9miscamingue\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abitibi-Témiscamingue\">Abitibi-Témiscamingue\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuebec\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quebec\">Québec\u003C\u002Fa>, Canada (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-614.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.5 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A spectacular and showy, two-sided specimen of a glassy, translucent, golden-amber vlasovite crystal frozen in glassy, cherry-red eudialyte matrix. A white rind of gittinsite surrounds the vlasovite. Vlasovite and gittinsite are very rare zirconium silicates, found only in a few alkaline massifs worldwide. There is even a 1.2 cm gem section of eudialyte on this piece. The Kipawa Complex is the Type Locality for gittinsite. This is a superb example. Vlasovite fluoresces a moderate yellow under UV illumination.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,399,{"id":141,"source_url":142,"license_code":119,"credit_html":143,"title":144,"description":137,"author":123,"original_width":145,"original_height":146},9960,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160976","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160976\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vlasovite-Gittinsite-Eudialyte-213098.jpg",600,521,[148],{"id":149,"url":150,"label":151,"formula":152,"spacegroup":153,"year":99},5551,"\u002Fcif\u002F5551.cif","Roelofsen-Ahl 1989","Zr Ca Si2 O7","C 1 2 1",[155,156,157],"Gittinsiet","IMA1970-034","IMA1979-034",[159,163,168,172,175],{"lang":160,"names":161},"ca",[162],"gittinsita",{"lang":164,"names":165},"de",[166,167],"Gittinsit","IMA 1979-034",{"lang":169,"names":170},"eu",[171],"Gittinsita",{"lang":173,"names":174},"fr",[7],{"lang":176,"names":177},"it",[7],"Q3107868",{"history":11,"applications":11}]