Tainiolite

Image

Euhedral crystal of tainiolite behind pectolite crystals with fibrous terminations, from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

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Properties

Formula KLiMg2Si4O10F2
Abbreviation Tai
Classification Mica
Luminescence emitter Fe
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1901
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Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
K 1
O 10
Si 4
Li 1
Mg 2
F 2
Total: 20

Reference

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Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 1 0 0