Edenite, the Glossary
Edenite or edenitic hornblende is a double chain silicate mineral of the amphibole group with the general chemical composition NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Amphibole, Boron, Crystal system, Garnet, Hermann–Mauguin notation, Isotopes of chlorine, Lherzolite, Marble, Metamorphic rock, Monoclinic crystal system, Orange County, New York, Petrographic microscope, Pleochroism, Thin section.
- Amphibole group
- Blendes
Amphibole
Amphibole is a group of inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures.
Boron
Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5.
Crystal system
In crystallography, a crystal system is a set of point groups (a group of geometric symmetries with at least one fixed point).
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Garnet
Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
Hermann–Mauguin notation
In geometry, Hermann–Mauguin notation is used to represent the symmetry elements in point groups, plane groups and space groups.
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Isotopes of chlorine
Chlorine (17Cl) has 25 isotopes, ranging from 28Cl to 52Cl, and two isomers, 34mCl and 38mCl.
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Lherzolite
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock.
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism.
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Monoclinic crystal system
In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the seven crystal systems.
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Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York.
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Petrographic microscope
A petrographic microscope is a type of optical microscope used to identify rocks and minerals in thin sections.
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Pleochroism
Pleochroism is an optical phenomenon in which a substance has different colors when observed at different angles, especially with polarized light.
Thin section
In optical mineralogy and petrography, a thin section (or petrographic thin section) is a thin slice of a rock or mineral sample, prepared in a laboratory, for use with a polarizing petrographic microscope, electron microscope and electron microprobe.
See also
Amphibole group
- Actinolite
- Anthophyllite
- Arfvedsonite
- Crossite
- Cummingtonite
- Edenite
- Ferri-obertiite
- Ferro-actinolite
- Ferro-ferri-hornblende
- Ferrogedrite
- Fluoro-richterite
- Gedrite
- Glaucophane
- Kaersutite
- Magnesiocummingtonite
- Magnesiohastingsite
- Nephrite
- Pargasite
- Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite
- Richterite
- Riebeckite
- Tremolite
- Tschermakite
- Winchite
Blendes
- Alabandite
- Arfvedsonite
- Arsenic blende
- Boulangerite
- Bournonite
- Chrysocolla
- Cinnabar
- Edenite
- Empressite
- Enstatite
- Eulytine
- Greenockite
- Hornblende
- Kermesite
- Lepidocrocite
- Miargyrite
- Millerite
- Orpiment
- Pargasite
- Proustite
- Pyrargyrite
- Pyrite
- Realgar
- Ruby blende
- Sphalerite
- Tennantite
- Tschermakite
- Uraninite
- Wurtzite
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edenite
Also known as Ferro-edenite, Fluoro-edenite.