Phyllosilicates (2:5) Flashcards
Phyllosilicate groups
- serpentine group
- clay minerals group
- mica group
- chlorite group
serpentine group
- antigorite
- chrysotile
- lizardite
antigorite
monoclinic; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
chrysotile
monoclinic; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
lizardite
hexagonal; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
clay mineral group
- talc
- pyrophillite
- kaolinite
- dickite
- nacrite
- halloysite
talc
triclinic; Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
pyrophillite
tricilinic; Al2Si4O10(OH)2
kaolinite
triclinic; Al2Si2O5(OH)4
dickite
monoclinic; Al2Si2O5(OH)4
nacrite
monoclinic; Al2Si2O5(OH)4
halloysite
monoclinic; Al2Si2O5(OH)4
chlorite group
- chamosite
- cookeite
- clinochlore
chamosite
monoclinic; Fe5Al(Si,AL)4O10(OH)8
cookeite
monoclinic; LiAl4 (Si3,Al)O10 (OH)8
clinochlore
monoclinic, Mg5Al(AlSi3O10) (OH)8
mica group
- muscovite
- biotite
- phlogophite
- lepidolite
- margarite
- fuchsite
- paragonite
muscovite
monoclinic, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
biotite
monoclinic, K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
phlogophite
monoclinic, KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
lepidolite
monoclinic, K(Li,Al)2-3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
margarite
monoclinic, CaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
fuchsite
monoclinic, KCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite
monoclinic, NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
montmorillonite