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Table 3.2
Calcic, magnesian and calc-magnesian minerals.
carbonates
calcite
CaCO
3
dolomite
CaMg(CO
3
)
2
magnesite
MgCO
3
aragonite
CaCO
3
anhydrous Ca-Al minerals, without Fe-Mg
anorthite CaAl
2
Si
2
O
8
Tschermak molecule CaAlAlSiO
6
grossular Ca
3
Al
2
Si
3
O
12
gehlenite Ca
2
Al
2
SiO
7
Na-melilite NaCaAlSi
2
O
7
Ca-Si minerals without sans Al, nor Fe-Mg, nor volatiles
larnite
Ca
2
SiO
4
rankinite
Ca
3
Si
2
0
7
Ca-Si minerals with volatiles
tilleyite Ca
3
Si
2
0
7
· CaCO
3
spurrite 2(Ca
2
SiO
4
) · CaCO
3
Ca Al minerals without Fe-Mg, with water, volatiles
prehnite
CaAl
2
Si
3
O
10
(OH)
2
zoisite
Ca
2
Al Al
2
Si
3
O
12
(OH)
lawsonite
CaAl
2
Si
2
O
7
(OH)
2
, H
2
O
meionite
3(CaAl
2
Si
2
O
8
), Ca(CO
3
, S O
4
)
marialite
3(NaAlSi
3
O
8
), NaCl
Ca Fe-Mg minerals without Al nor water
wollastonite CaSiO
3
diopside CaMgSi
2
O
6
hedenbergite CaFeSi2O
6
andradite Ca
3
(Fe
3
+
, Ti)
2
Si
3
O
12
periclase MgO
forsterite Mg
2
SiO
4
åkermanite Ca
2
MgSi
2
O
7
monticellite Ca Mg SiO
4
Ca Fe, Mg minerals, with water - volatiles, without Al
tremolite
Ca
2
(Fe, Mg)
5
Si
8
O
22
(OH)
2
talc
Mg
6
(Si
8
O
20
)(OH)
4
brucite
Mg(OH)
2
Norbergite
Mg
2
SiO
4
· Mg(OH, F)
2
Chondrodite
2 Mg
2
SiO
4
· Mg(OH, F)
2
Humite
3 Mg
2
SiO
4
. Mg(OH, F)
2
clinohumite
4 Mg
2
SiO
4
· Mg(OH, F)
2
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