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Name: Ferroceladonite RRUFF ID: R070442 Ideal Chemistry: KFe2+Fe3+Si4O10(OH)2 Locality: Gravel Quarry, Mikhailov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', North-Western Region, Russia Source: Michael Scott S104918 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Massive aggregate of micaceous green play crystals, bright green when thin Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ mica (50) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070442.1 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Ferroceladonite | |
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Li G, Peacor D R, Coombs D S, Kawachi Y (1997) Solid solution in the celadonite family: the new minerals ferroceladonite, K2Fe2+2Fe3+2Si8O20(OH)4, and ferroaluminoceladonite, K2Fe2+2Al2Si8O20(OH)4, American Mineralogist, 82, 503-511 [view file] |
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Rieder M, Cavazzini G, DYakonov Y S, Frank-Kamenetskii V A, Gottardt G, Guggenheim S, Koval P V, Muller G, Neiva A M R, Radoslovich E W, Robert J L, Sassi F P, Takeda H, Weiss Z, Wones D R (1998) Nomenclature of the micas, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 905-912 [view file] |
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