Amphibole [ AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 ]

Image of Amphibole

Material properties

Formula AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Abbreviation Amp
Members Scandio-winchite, w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole, Clinoamphibole, Ferro-ferri-holmquistite
Luminescence emitter OH
IMA Status Approved group
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Tags Supergroup, Silicate

Composition

☐, H, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Si, O, F, Cl, V, Al, Li, Na, K, Ti, Zr, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Pb

References for Amphibole

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Laukamp et al. 2021 1 0 0
Torpy et al. 2020 0 4 0

Specimens of Amphibole

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
S-21-001 Lunar simulant CSIRO Alumina, Amphibole, Apatite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Forsterite, Glass, lunar mare simulant, Monazite-(Ce), Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite 3 CL
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Mn, Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS