Tremolite Ca (MG Fe) Si O (OH)

Tremolite Ca2 (Mg; Fe2+ )5 Si8 O22 (OH)2
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c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2
Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2=m: Elongated, stout prismatic, or °attened
bladed crystals, to 20 cm; also ¯brous, granular or columnar aggregates. Twinning: Simple or
multiple, common k f100g; rarely multiple k f001g.
Physical Properties: Cleavage: Perfect on f110g, intersecting at 56 ± and 124± ; partings on

f010g, f100g. Tenacity: Brittle. Hardness = 5{6 D(meas.) = 2.99{3.03 D(calc.) = 2.964
Optical Properties: Transparent to translucent. Color: White, gray, lavender to pink;

colorless in thin section. Luster: Vitreous.
Optical Class: Biaxial ({). Orientation: Y = b; Z ^ c = ¡21± to ¡19 ± ; X ^ a = ¡6± to
¡4 ± . Dispersion: r < v; weak. ® = 1.605{1.613 ¯ = 1.616{1.624 ° = 1.630{1.636
2V(meas.) = 86 ± {88 ±
Cell Data: Space Group: C2=m: a = 9.863(1) b = 18.048(2) c = 5.285(1)

¯ = 104:79(1)± Z = 2
X-ray Powder Pattern: St. Gotthard, Switzerland.

8.38 (100), 3.121 (100), 2.705 (90), 3.268 (75), 1.892 (50), 2.805 (45), 2.015 (45)
Chemistry: (1) (2) (1) (2)

SiO2 56.57 59.30 Na 2 O 1.44 2.07
TiO2 0.01 trace K2O 0.68 0.61
Al2 O 3 1.41 0.26 F 1.52 3.84
FeO 0.08 trace Cl 0.05 trace
MnO 0.03 trace H2 O + 1.46 0.50
MgO 24.41 24.58 ¡O = (F; Cl)2 [0.64] [1.62]
CaO 12.25 12.03 Total [99.27] [101.57]
(1) Gouverneur, New York, USA; Fe2 O3 trace; corresponds to (Ca 1:80Na 0: 38 K0: 12 )§=2:30
(Mg 5:00 Fe2+
0:01) §=5:00 (Si7:77 Al 0:23 ) §=8:00 O22 [(OH)1:34 F0:66 Cl0:01 ] §=2:01 : (2) Balmat No. 3 mine, St.
Lawrence Co., New York; by electron microprobe, original total given as 101.47%; corresponds to
(Ca 1:74 Na0:54 K0:10 )§=2:38 (Mg 4:95 Al 0:04 )§= 4:99 Si8:01 O22 [F 1: 64 (OH)0:35 Cl0:01 ] §= 2:00 :
Polymorphism & Series: Forms a series with actinolite and ferro-actinolite.
Mineral Group: Amphibole (calcic) group: Mg=(Mg + Fe2+ ) ¸ 0.90; (Na + K)A < 0.5; Na B
< 0.67; (Ca + Na)B ¸ 1.34; Si ¸ 7.5.
Occurrence: From contact metamorphism of Ca-Mg siliceous sediments; in greenschist facies

metamorphics derived from ultrama¯c or magnesium carbonate rocks.
Association: Calcite, dolomite, calcian garnet, wollastonite, talc, diopside, forsterite,

cummingtonite, magnesio-cummingtonite, riebeckite, winchite.
Distribution: Notable localities include: on Campolungo Alp, Ticino, and Bristenstock, Uri,
Switzerland. From St. Marcel, Piedmont, Italy. At Bilin, Czech Republic. In the USA, from
Pierrepont, Gouverneur, Edwards, and Macomb, St. Lawrence Co., New York; at Franklin, Sussex
Co., New Jersey; and Lee, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. At Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. From
Kozano, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. At Lelatema, Tanzania. In the Brumado mine,
Bahia, Brazil.
Name: For an occurrence in the Tremola Valley, southern St. Gotthard Mountains, Switzerland.
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References: (1) Dana, E.S. (1892) Dana's system of mineralogy, (6th edition), 385{398.
(2) Deer, W.A., R.A. Howie, and J. Zussman (1963) Rock-forming minerals, v. 2, chain
silicates, 249{262. (3) Hawthorne, F.C. and H.D. Grundy (1976) The crystal chemistry of
the amphiboles: IV. X-ray and neutron re¯nements of the crystal structure of tremolite.
Can. Mineral., 14, 334{345. (4) Petersen, E.U., E.J. Essene, D.R. Peacor, and J.W. Valley (1982)
Fluorine end-member micas and amphiboles. Amer. Mineral., 67, 538{544. (5) Walitzi, E.M.
and K. Ettinger (1986) Verfeinerung der Kristallstruktur eines Tremolites vom Ochsenkogel
Ä
(Gleinalpe/Styria), Osterreich. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., 360{366 (in German).
(6) Phillips, W.R. and D.T. Gri®en (1981) Optical mineralogy, 229{231.
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Tremolite Ca2 (Mg; Fe2+ )5 Si8 O22 (OH)2

Physical Properties: Cleavage: Perfect on f110g, intersecting at 56 ± and 124± ; partings on

Optical Properties: Transparent to translucent. Color: White, gray, lavender to pink;

Cell Data: Space Group: C2=m: a = 9.863(1) b = 18.048(2) c = 5.285(1)

X-ray Powder Pattern: St. Gotthard, Switzerland.

Chemistry: (1) (2) (1) (2)

Polymorphism & Series: Forms a series with actinolite and ferro-actinolite.

Occurrence: From contact metamorphism of Ca-Mg siliceous sediments; in greenschist facies

Association: Calcite, dolomite, calcian garnet, wollastonite, talc, diopside, forsterite,

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