MICA GROUP*

MINERAL GROUPS guide

 

aluminoceladonite KAl(Mg,Fe)Si4O10(OH)2
anandite BaFe3FeSi3O10S(OH)
annite KFe3AlSi3O10(OH)2
aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
biotite series name
bityite CaLiAl2BeAlSi2O10(OH)2
boromuscovite KAl2BSi3O10(OH)2
brammalite series name
celadonite KFe(Mg,Fe)Si4O10(OH)2
chernykhite BaV2Al2Si2O10(OH)2
chromphyllite KCr2AlSi3O10(OH)2
clintonite CaMg2AlAl3SiO10(OH)2
eastonite KMg2AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2
ephesite NaLiAl2Al2Si2O10(OH)2
ferri-annite tetra-ferri-annite
ferriphlogopite ferri-phlogopite
ferro-aluminoceladonite KAl(Fe,Mg)Si4O10(OH)2
ferroceladonite KFe(Fe,Mg)Si4O10(OH)2
glauconite series name
hendricksite KZn3AlSi3O10(OH)2
illite series name
kinoshitalite BaMg3Al2Si2O10(OH)2
lepidolite series name
margarite CaAl2Al2Si2O10(OH)2
masutomilite KLiAlMnAlSi3O10F2
montdorite KFe1.5Mn0.5Mg0.5Si4O10F2
muscovite KAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
nanpingite CsAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
norrishite KLiMn2Si4O12
paragonite NaAl2AlSi3O10(OH)2
phengite series name
phlogopite KMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2
polylithionite KLi3AlSi4O10F2
preiswerkite NaMg2AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2
roscoelite KV2AlSi3O10(OH)2
siderophyllite KFe2AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2
tainiolite KLiMg2Si4O10F2
tetra-ferri-annite KFe3FeSi3O10(OH)2
tetra-ferriphlogopite KMg3FeSi3O10(OH)2
tobelite NH4Al2AlSi3O10(OH)2
trilithionite KLi1.5Al1.5Si3O10F2
wonesite Na0.5Mg2.5Al0.5AlSi3O10(OH)2
zinnwaldite series name


*compositions of mica group minerals used on this CD taken in part from Canadian Mineralogist 36 (1998).