Wollastonite [ CaSiO3 ]
Material properties
| Formula | CaSiO3 |
| Abbreviation | Wo |
| Variant | beta |
| Classifications | Wollastonite (group), Pyroxenoid |
| Members | Wollastonite-2M, Wollastonite-1A |
| Luminescence emitters | Cr, Fe, Mn, Triplet-singlet, Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (1), SXES (1) Reflectance (1) |
| IMA Status | Approved (IMA 1962 s.p.) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Breyite, Pseudowollastonite |
| Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group C2/c (#15), Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2) |
| Tags | Mineral, Silicate, Silicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 1 |
| Ca | 1 |
| O | 3 |
| Total: | 5 |
References for Wollastonite
|
Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtin & Moroshkin 1986 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO SXES database | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Geake et al. 1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Karakus & Moore 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mariano 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Wollastonite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaSiO3 Hyper1-9 Wollastonite | CSIRO | Wollastonite | 1 | SXES | |
| M2086 Wollastonite | CSIRO | Calcite, Grossular, Wollastonite, Wollastonite-1A | 1 | Reflectance | |
| Wollastonite (#1, Franklin, NJ) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Calcite, Wollastonite | 0 | — | |
| Wollastonite (#2, Broken Hill) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Wollastonite | 0 | — |
