Albite(low)

Formula : NaAlSi3O8

Family: 
Space group: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: C1
Dana class: 
76.1.3.1 (76) Tectosilicate Al-Si Framework (76.1) with Al-Si frameworks (76.1.3) Plagioclase series
High temperature: 
Stable below 700C with an ordered Si-Al arrangement
Geological context: 
A major constituent of granites and granite pegmatites, alkalic diorites, and in hydrothermal and alpine veins. A product of potassium metasomatism and in low-temperature and low-pressure metamorphic facies and in some schists. Detrital and authigenic in sedimentary rocks.

Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021

THERMODYNAMICS

T(°C) 0 25 60 100 150 200 250 300
log10K 4.12 3.01 1.51 0.06 -1.40 -2.61 -3.69 -4.76