Standard Block: Acmite

Secondary standard

NOTES: Remarkably homogeneous. Stay away from the top two little grains, which are not acmite. I would also stay in the center region, avoiding the outer fractures and specks.

Position28
MineralAcmite
Sample NameAcmite
TypePyroxene
Nominal formulaNaFe3+(Si2O6)
SupplierCannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA
SourceWillow Creek Basin, Okanogan County, Washington
Original reported analysisSemi-quantitative analysis
Composition qualitySecondary standard
CommentsAnalysis shown is based on EDS and stoichiometric constraints.
O
Na
Al
Si
Ca
Ti
Fe
38.3
9.98
0.34
23.49
0.52
0.87
26.5