Questionable
NOTES: Crystals small and bladed. Looks homogeneous on BSE and X-ray maps, and seems to be a single phase. Material looks more like grunerite than riebeckite. Requires more checking.
Position | 96 |
Mineral | Riebeckite? |
Sample Name | Rieb |
Type | Amphibole |
Nominal formula | [ ]Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Supplier | Cannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA |
Source | Liberty Bell Mtn., Okanogan Co, WA |
Original reported analysis | – |
Composition quality | Questionable |
Comments | Analysis shown is based on EDS and loose stoichiometric constraints. This stuff looks more like a grunerite than riebeckite. |
H O Na Mg Al Si Ca Mn Fe | 0.2 39.03 0.96 0.11 0.47 22.1 1.29 1.19 34.64 |