Formula : Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Family:
Space group:
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Dana class:
66.1.3c.1 (66) Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 (66.1) Dana Type(66.1.3c) Group 4, the sodic amphiboles
High temperature:
The stability of glaucophane is limited to higher pressures than 4 kb and the upper limit of its stability around 600C.
Geological context:
Metamorphic blue shists.
Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021