Formula : CaSi2O4(OH)2:H2O
Family:
Space group:
Triclinic Space Group: P1 or P1
Dana class:
72.3.2.5 (72)Phyllosilicate Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings (72.3)with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings (72.3.2) Tobermorite group (5- 8-membered rings)
High temperature:
Described with the cement phases the stability of Okenite at low temperature cannot be dismissed.
Geological context:
Secondary mineral from the alteration of basalts.
Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021