M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite [CSIRO]

Specimen details

Name M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite
Owner CSIRO
Collection ARRC Collection
Catalog ID M1109
Material(s)
  • Diopside [CaMgSi2O6] — 69.0%
  • Talc [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2] — 15.0%
  • Tremolite [☐Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5FeII0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2] — 13.0%
  • Quartz [SiO2] — 4.0%

Phase abundance was determined by quantitative XRD analysis, in: Owen, N., Gomez-Camacho, R. and Fan R. (2023), Diffraction, Mineralogy and Geochemistry XRD Characterisation Report, Jobs # 6243 and # 6245 [CSIRO internal reports]. ID 63722.

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