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