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NA2(FE2 MG)3(FE3 )2SI8O22(OH F)2 [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Asbestos Mining
Universal entry(ies)
Na2(Fe2+,Mg)3(Fe3+)2Si8O22(OH,F)2
formula, see observation
DEF

A sodium-iron silicate mineral ... in the amphibole family.

CONT

Riebeckite is a moderately hard mineral with a glassy lustre. It forms prismatic crystals that are dark blue or black in colour. A fibrous variety, crocidolite, is of metamorphic origin and is commonly called blue asbestos.

CONT

... asbestiform varieties of amphibole, including riebeckite (variety crocidolite), cummingtonite (variety amosite), anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite.

OBS

Chemical formula: Na2(Fe2+,Mg)3(Fe3+)2Si8O22(OH,F)2

OBS

riebeckite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines d'amiante
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Na2(Fe2+,Mg)3(Fe3+)2Si8O22(OH,F)2
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral (silicate) du système cristallin monoclinique, du groupe des amphiboles, formant une série avec la glaucophane et l'arfvedsonite [et se présentant] en longs cristaux prismatiques striés selon l'allongement ou sous forme massive ou fibreuse.

CONT

[...] variétés amiantiformes d'amphibole, dont la riébeckite (variété crocidolite), la cummingtonite (variété amosite), l'anthophyllite, la trémolite et l'actinote.

OBS

Formule chimique : Na2(Fe2+,Mg)3(Fe3+)2Si8O22(OH,F)2

OBS

riebéckite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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