Calc-silicate minerals
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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A petrological term for calcium-rich silicate minerals, especially:
Actinolite, Andradite, Anorthite, Clinozoisite, Diopside, Epidote, Grossular, Hedenbergite, Johannsenite, Meionite, Prehnite, Pumpellyite Subgroup, Titanite, Tremolite, Uvarovite, Vesuvianite group, Wollastonite, Xonotlite, Zoisite.
Rocks consisting of these minerals are termed calc-silicate rocks.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51217
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51217:6
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
7f90e9ae-7ad8-47ea-841a-2867623ab459
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Calc-silicate minerals in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Calc-silicate minerals
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References for Calc-silicate minerals
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Localities for Calc-silicate minerals
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | |
| He et al. (2022) |
Italy | |
| Cocco et al. (2022) |
Morocco | |
| Bouabdellah et al. (2022) |
Spain | |
| Cepedal et al. (2021) |