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Chondrodite

chondrodite

Mg5(SiO4)2F2

Chondrodite - BACTN-14 - Tilly Foster Iron Mine - USA Mineral Specimen

Chondrodite - BACTN-14 - Tilly Foster Iron Mine - USA Mineral Specimen — via www.irocks.com · Source

Overview

Chondrodite is a nesosilicate mineral with formula (Mg,Fe)5(SiO4)2(F,OH,O)2. Although it is a fairly rare mineral, it is the most frequently encountered member of the humite group of minerals. It is formed in hydrothermal deposits from locally metamorphosed dolomite. It is also found associated with skarn and serpentinite. It was discovered in 1817 at Pargas in Finland, and named from the Greek for "granule", which is a common habit for this mineral.

Scientific references

  1. Chondrodite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705431 Link
  2. Chondrodite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrodite Link