Anorthite
Properties
| Formula | CaAl2Si2O8 |
| Abbreviation | An |
| Variant | synthetic |
| Classification | Plagioclase |
| Luminescence emitters | Ce, Eu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sm, Unspecified |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1823 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Dmisteinbergite, Stöfflerite, Svyatoslavite |
| Crystal symmetry | Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2) |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic, Aluminosilicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Ca | 1 |
| O | 8 |
| Si | 2 |
| Al | 2 |
| Total: | 13 |
References
| Reference | Lines | Spectra | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geake et al. 1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuzetsov and Tarashchan 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laud et al. 1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariano & Ring 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moore & Karakus 1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Telfer & Walker 1978 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| White 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 |