Meionite

Image

Meionite (scapolite) crystals in a quartz matrix, from Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

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Properties

Formula Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3)
Abbreviation Me
Classification Scapolite (group)
Luminescence emitters Ce, Eu, Fe, Mn
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1801
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Tags Carbonate , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 6
C 1
Ca 4
Al 6
O 27
Total: 44

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Prokofiev et al. 1982 5 0 0