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The mica group

common micas

BIOTITE

HENDRICKSITE-1M

MUSCOVITE-1M

PHLOGOPITE-1M


brittle micas

ANANDITE

CLINTONITE

MARGARITE


The chlorite group

CLINOCHLORE

CHAMOSITE

PENNANTITE-1a


The stilpnomelane group

FERRISTILPNOMELANE

FERROSTILPNOMELANE

FRANKLINPHILITE

LENNILENAPEITE


The friedelite group

FRIEDELITE

MANGANPYROSMALITE

NELENITE

SCHALLERITE


The serpentine group

CLINOCHRYSOTILE

LIZARDITE

ORTHOCHRYSOTILE


The clay group

FRAIPONTITE

ILLITE

KAOLINITE

NONTRONITE

SAUCONITE


Other layer silicates

BANNISTERITE

BEMENTITE

CARYOPILITE

CHRYSOCOLLA

FLUORAPOPHYLLITE

FRANKLINFURNACEITE

GANOPHYLLITE

HYDROXYAPOPHYLLITE

KITTATINNYITE

KRAISSLITE

MARGAROSANITE

MCGOVERNITE

MINEHILLITE

PIMELITE

PREHNITE

ROEBLINGITE

SEPIOLITE

TALC

ZINALSITE

FERRISTILPNOMELANE

(K,Na)x(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216.nH2O
Triclinic

Ferristilpnomelane, a potassium ferric-iron aluminum silicate hydroxide hydrate mineral of the stilpnomelane group, is rare locally. The only known specimen of this mineral from Franklin was found in the Harvard University collection, together with an analysis by Jun Ito, reproduced here in Table 14. This Franklin ferristilpnomelane is dark red, platy, massive, with vitreous luster, and is associated with hedenbergite, pyroxene, and calcite in one 4 cm specimen. Nothing is known of its geologic occurrence.

 

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CHAPTER 18. PHYLLOSILICATES - LAYER SILICATES