Formula : Ca5Si6H11O22.5
Family:
Space group:
Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: C 2221
Dana class:
72.3.2.1 (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 Tobermorite at low temperature cannot be dismissed.
Geological context:
Known as a hydrothermal alteration product of calcium carbonate rocks, due to contact metamorphism and metasomatism. Filling vesicles and cavities in basaltic rocks.
Dernière mise à jour le 25.01.2021