SOROSILICATES Flashcards
CaAl2 (Si2O7) (OH)2 H2O
Lawsonite
Can be formed from plagioclase during saussuriization
Lawsonite
CaFe2 Fe (Si2O7) O (OH)
Ilvaite
(Sc, Y)2 Si2O7
Thortveitite
Zn4 (Si2O7) (OH)2 * H2O
Hemimorphite
Ca2 Mg(Si2O7)
Akermanite
Ca2Al (AlSi2O7)
Gehlenite
Ca2 (BSiO7)
Okayamalite
(Ca2) (Al2Fe) (SiO4) (Si2O7) O (OH)
Epidote
Ca2Be (Si2O7)
Gugiaite
Ca2 Al(AlSiO7)
Gehlenite
Crystal sistem in melilite group
Tetragonal
Zoisite crystal system
Orthorhombic
A product of contact metamorphism of
siliceous limestones and dolostones, and in
rocks of the sanidinite facies.
Akermanite
Ba2Fe(Si2O7)
Bennesherite
Ca2Zn(Si2O7)
Hardystonite
Ca2 (Al2Sc)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Heflikite
occurs in marble and schistose
rocks of metamorphic origin.
Epidote
A rock composed of quartz and
epidote
Epidosite
Lead-rich variety of Epidote
Hancockite
Streak color of theproite
Light gray
Ca2Al3(SiO4)(SiO7) O (OH)
Zeolite