Grunerite

Formula : Fe7Si8O22(OH)2

Family: 
Space group: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Dana class: 
66.1.1.3 (66) Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 (66.1) Dana Type (66.1.1) Group 1, the Mg-Fe-Mn-Li amphiboles (Monoclinic)
High temperature: 
Temperature range of stability of grunerite ranges beween around 450-450 to 500-600C it is strongly pressure dependant.
Geological context: 
Common in medium- to high-grade metamorphosed iron formations. A product of contact metamorphism, and in some blueschist facies metaquartzites.

Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021

THERMODYNAMICS

T(°C) 0 25 60 100 150 200 250 300
log10K 54.00 48.04 40.65 33.74 26.90 21.35 16.54 11.96