Plagioclase [ (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 ]

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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
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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

Reference
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