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Aspidolite
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| Aspidolite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Phyllosilicate minerals |
| Group | Mica group, trioctahedral mica group |
| Formula | NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| IMA symbol | Asp[1] |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | 2/m |
| Space group | C2/m |
| Unit cell | a = 5.291(8), b = 9.16(2), c = 10.12(2) Å |
| Identification | |
| Fracture | Micaceous |
| Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
| References | [2] |
Aspidolite is a mica group phyllosilicate mineral, the sodium analogue of the magnesium-rich mineral phlogopite. The ideal chemical formula for aspidolite is NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2.[2]
References
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 Aspidolite (Kasuga, Japan) |
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Banno, Y.; Miyawaki, R.; Kogure, T.; Matsubara, S.; Kamiya, T.; Yamada, S. (2005). "Aspidolite, the Na analogue of phlogopite, from Kasuga-mura, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan: description and structural data" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. 69 (6): 1047–1057. Bibcode:2005MinM...69.1047B. doi:10.1180/0026461056960307. S2CID 131500536.
