Plagioclase [ (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 ]
Images of Plagioclase
Material properties
| Formula | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Abbreviation | Pl |
| Variants | lunar, synthetic |
| Classification | Feldspar (group) |
| Members | Labradorite, Andesine, Anorthite, Albite, Ca, Albite, Oligoclase, Bytownite |
| Luminescence emitters | Ce, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Si-O, SiO4, Ti, Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (4) |
| IMA Status | Approved group |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Triclinic |
| Tags | Subgroup, Synthetic, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 8 |
| Na | 0-1 |
| Ca | 0-1 |
| Al | 1-2 |
| Si | 2-3 |
References for Plagioclase
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtin 1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kuznetsov and Tarashchan 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Laukamp et al. 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mariano et al. 1973 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sippel & Spencer 1970b | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rahman et al. 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| White 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Plagioclase
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 12032-366-19x | NASA | Alkali feldspar, lunar, Apatite, lunar, Baddeleyite, lunar, Fayalite, lunar, Hedenbergite, lunar, Ilmenite, lunar, Merrillite, lunar, Plagioclase, lunar, Silica, lunar, Troilite, lunar, Zirconolite, lunar | 6 | CL | |
| S-21-001 Lunar simulant | CSIRO | Alumina, Amphibole, Apatite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Forsterite, Glass, lunar mare simulant, Monazite-(Ce), Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite | 3 | CL | |
| Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc | CSIRO | Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite | 27 | CL, EDS |

