Amphibole [ AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 ]

Image of Amphibole

Material properties

Formula AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Abbreviation Amp
IMA Status Approved group
Members Ferro-ferri-holmquistite, Scandio-winchite, w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole, Clinoamphibole
Reflectance line OH
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Tags Silicate, Supergroup

Composition

☐, H, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Si, O, F, Cl, V, Al, Li, Na, K, Ti, Zr, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Pb

References for Amphibole

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Laukamp et al. 2021 1 0 0
CSIRO spectra 2015 (Noril'sk-Kharelakh) 0 1 0
Torpy et al. 2020 0 4 0

Specimens of Amphibole

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
KH-2 CSIRO Amphibole, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorapatite, Enstatite, Forsterite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite 26 CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite (var. Mg, Fe), Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite (var. Mn), K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS