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