Lizardite

Formula : Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Space group: 
Triclinic Pedial or Pinacoidal HM symbol (1 or -1) Space Group: P1
Dana class: 
71.1.2b.2VIII- 71 Phyllosilicate Minerals ; 71.1 Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings with 1:1 layers ; 71.1.2b Serpentine group (Lizardite subgroup)
High temperature: 
stable below 75 C
Geological context: 
Serpentinization alteration of Mg silicates below 75 deg. C.

Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021

THERMODYNAMICS

Reaction properties

Lizardite + 6H+ ⇌ 3Mg+2 + 2H4SiO4 + H2O

T(°C) 0 25 60 100 150 200 250 300
log10K 36.93 33.09 28.62 24.58 20.68 17.60 15.03 12.70