Formula : KFeAlSi4O10(OH)2
Family:
Space group:
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Dana class:
71.2.2a.6 (71) Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings,(71.2)with 2:1 Layers (71.2.2a)Mica Group (Muscovite subgroup)
High temperature:
It is a low temperature mineral.
Geological context:
Replaces primary ferromagnesian silicate minerals in altered intermediate to mafic volcanic rocks, developed under low-grade zeolite facies metamorphism; as amygdule fillings in basalts or andesites.
Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021