Monticellite

Image

Sharp, freestanding monticellite crystals on semilustrous brown vesuvianite (idocrase) crystals, from Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., CA, USA

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Properties

Formula CaMgSiO4
Abbreviation Mtc
Classification Olivine
Luminescence emitters Sm, Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1831
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Crystal symmetry Orthorhombic, Point group mmm
Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Ca 1
Si 1
O 4
Mg 1
Total: 7

References

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Mariano 1978 1 0 0
Moore & Karakus 1994 2 0 0