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Sodium Amphibole Subgroup

A group of related mineral species
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About Sodium Amphibole SubgroupHide

Formula:
A0-1Na2(C2+2-4C3+1-2Li0-1)Σ5(Si8-mAlmO22)(OH,F,Cl)2
The sodium amphibole subgroup is one of the subgroups belonging to the W(OH,F,Cl) amphibole group. It is defined with Na as the dominant element in the B position.
(The IMA-CNMNC definition is B(Na + Li)/ΣB ≥ 0.75, BNa/ΣB ≥ BLi/ΣB)

The sodium amphibole subgroup are further divided into root-name groups that are defined by the charge balance and dominant elements in the A and C positions in the generic formula above. The various positions in the formula can have the following content:

A position: n=0 or 1, when 1, it contains Na or K as the dominant elements.

C position : For all root name groups except the Nybøite and Leakeite groups, the content in the C position is C2+3+nC3+2-n, and with Si8 in the T position.

The Nybøite group has n=1 and C2+3+n C3+2, balancing the formula with m=1 in the T position.

The leakeite group contains Li in the C position and it's C position is defined with C2+2 C3+2Li.

Mg, Fe2+, Al and Fe3+ are normally the dominant elements in the C2+ and C3+ positions for all root name groups.

(OH), F or Cl dominance define mineral species within a root name group.
Name:
This amphibole subgroup was named "Alkali-amphiboles" in Leake's "Nomenclature of amphiboles"(1978) and renamed as "Sodic amphiboles" in the 1997 amphibole nomenclature. The group was again renamed in the 2012 amphibole nomenclature to "sodium amphibole subgroup".
This page provides mineralogical data about Sodium Amphibole Subgroup.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
29366
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29366:0

IMA Classification of Sodium Amphibole SubgroupHide

IMA status notes:
IMA Approved Group Name

Chemistry of Sodium Amphibole SubgroupHide

Mindat Formula:
A0-1Na2(C2+2-4C3+1-2Li0-1)Σ5(Si8-mAlmO22)(OH,F,Cl)2

The sodium amphibole subgroup is one of the subgroups belonging to the W(OH,F,Cl) amphibole group. It is defined with Na as the dominant element in the B position.
(The IMA-CNMNC definition is B(Na + Li)/ΣB ≥ 0.75, BNa/ΣB ≥ BLi/ΣB)

The sodium amphibole subgroup are further divided into root-name groups that are defined by the charge balance and dominant elements in the A and C positions in the generic formula above. The various positions in the formula can have the following content:

A position: n=0 or 1, when 1, it contains Na or K as the dominant elements.

C position : For all root name groups except the Nybøite and Leakeite groups, the content in the C position is C2+3+nC3+2-n, and with Si8 in the T position.

The Nybøite group has n=1 and C2+3+n C3+2, balancing the formula with m=1 in the T position.

The leakeite group contains Li in the C position and it's C position is defined with C2+2 C3+2Li.

Mg, Fe2+, Al and Fe3+ are normally the dominant elements in the C2+ and C3+ positions for all root name groups.

(OH), F or Cl dominance define mineral species within a root name group.

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Mesoproterozoic to Paleogene : 1456 Ma to 31.7 ± 0.7 Ma - based on 52 recorded ages.
Sample ages:
Sample IDRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating method
131.7 ± 0.7 MaOligoceneK-Ar
241 MaEoceneK-Ar
351 MaEoceneK-Ar
480.1 ± 3.1 MaLate/Upper CretaceousK-Ar
5212 MaLate/Upper TriassicK-Ar
6226 ± 1.1 MaLate/Upper TriassicK-Ar
7226 ± 1.1 MaLate/Upper TriassicK-Ar
8239.2 ± 0.4 MaMiddle TriassicSHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating of riebeckite granite
9319 ± 8 MaPennsylvanianAr-Ar
10377 ± 7 MaLate/Upper DevonianK-Ar
11394 ± 15 MaEarly/Lower DevonianK-Ar
12430 ± 12 MaWenlockK-Ar
13551 MaEdiacaranK-Ar
141456 to 1359 MaMesoproterozoicK-Ar
Sample references:
IDTypeLocalityReferenceNotes
1Maoniuping carbonatite complex, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
2Warsak Intrusions, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, PakistanRiebeckite from granite
3Gigye-Gyeongju granite, Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
4Bardkish syenite, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
5Longwangzhuang pluton, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
6Sams Creek, Cobb Valley, Tasman Region, New Zealand
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8Hongge V-Ti-Fe deposit, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
9Sams Creek, Cobb Valley, Tasman Region, New Zealandmixture of arfvedsonite-riebeckite
10Victoria River Granite Complex, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
11Learnie Quarry, Black Isle, Highland, Scotland, UKUndue reliance should not be placed on this because it derives from a single specimen, the. amphibole of which contained only 0.081% K.
12Mount Bayliss, Prince Charles Mountains, Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica, Antarctica
13Gem Park Complex Prospect, Custer County, Colorado, USA
14Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Jönköping County, Sweden

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:
Showing 12 of 37 analyses on this page.
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SiO249.33 %56.48 %57.80 %57.50 %53.85 %53.84 %49.74 %50.15 %52.82 %54.25 %50.31 %49.03 %
TiO20.40 %0.08 %0.06 %0.12 %0.16 %0.63 %0.13 %0.77 %1.08 %0.57 %0.73 %
Al2O30.72 %9.53 %13.91 %9.69 %0.80 %12.92 %2.04 %0.51 %0.03 %0.63 %0.87 %
Fe2O31.55 %0.0 %2.94 %8.50 %8.07 %12.00 %14.51 %
FeO30.95 %16.04 %0.89 %10.77 %5.03 %33.36 %7.47 %13.82 %6.69 %22.14 %13.70 %
MnO2.15 %0.05 %0.05 %0.10 %0.02 %1.36 %0.09 %3.26 %0.32 %0.77 %5.46 %
MgO0.74 %7.90 %17.32 %10.86 %9.49 %14.21 %0.99 %12.07 %4.8 %13.99 %0.61 %
CaO1.01 %0.70 %0.60 %1.37 %1.40 %2.33 %0.80 %3.03 %0.09 %1.16 %0.05 %
Na2O7.07 %7.02 %5.89 %6.73 %6.39 %9.26 %6.56 %8.4 %7.65 %6.33 %8.82 %8.95 %
K2O1.81 %0.02 %0.07 %0.33 %0.14 %1.50 %0.32 %3.76 %5.20 %1.58 %1.29 %
ZrO20.20 %0.0 %
Cl0.01 %0.01 %
F0.18 %2.58 %1.21 %2.20 %2.31 %2.85 %
Cr2O30.07 %0.02 %
H2O2.12 %1.38 %(0.82) %
FeO223.42 %
Li2O0.73 %0.76 %0.6 %
O=F-0.51 %-0.97 %-1.20 %
NiO0.11 %
ZnO0.05 %0.11 %0.05 %0.49 %0.90 %
?O=F
Nb2O5
SnO2
Fe2O3*
FeO*
SrO
PbO
Li2O (by stoichiometry)
H2O (by stoichiometry)
-O=F
Äl2O312.35 %
O1.09 %
Ga2O3
V2O3
Total:95.93 %100.01 %96.59 %96.92 %96.09 %98.03 %96.98 %100.69 %98.9 %99.37 %99.41 %98.35 %
Empirical formulas:
Sample IDEmpirical Formula
13(Na0.62K0.47) 1.09 (Na1.93Ca0.07) 2.00 (Fe2+3.43Mg0.04Fe3+0.97Mn0.12Ti0.06Al0.15Zr0.01) 4.78(Si7.92 Al0.08) 8.00 O22[ (OH) 1.97 F0.03] 2.00
14(Na0,71K0,301) 1,011 (Na1,618Ca0,382) 2 (Fe2+3,869Fe3+0,664Ti0,27Mn0,115Al0,072) 4,99 (Si7,891Al0,109) 8O22 ((OH) 1,458O0,542) 2
4Na0.01 (Na1.80Ca0.20)Σ2.00 ( Mg2.24Fe2+0.92Fe3+0.33Al1.52)Σ5.01(Al0.06Si7.94)Σ8.00O22OH2
15(Na0.569K0.369)0.938 (Na1.603Ca0.397)2(Mg3.025Feii1.273FeIII0.411Ti0.202Al0.036Mnii0.031Li0.029)5.007Si8.002O22 ((OH)1,168F0,655O0.168)2
6(Na0.72K0.02)(Na1.67Ca0.33)(Mg1.82Fe2+0.18)(Mg0.32Fe3+0.24Ti0.02Al1.43)(Mg0.8Fe2+0.2) (Si7.24Al0.76)022(OH)2
16A(Na0.22K0.0,05)0.27 B( (Na1.90Ca0.10) 2.00 C( (Mg3.16Fe2+0.05Mn2+0.12Fe3+1.06Al0.61) 5.00 T( (Si7.96Al0.04) 8.00O22 W( (OH) 1.83 F0.17) 2.00
17(Na0.66K0.27)?0.93(Na1.83Ca0.17)?2.00(Mg0.06Fe2+3.15Mn0.31Zn0.01Fe3+1.38Ti0.06Al0.03)?5.00(Si7.35Al0.65)?8.00O22(OH1.58F0.42)?2.00
18(Na0.52K0.48)(Na1.90Li0.07Ca0.02)[(Fe2+0.63Mn2+0.56Mg0.47Zn0.23Ti0.12)(Fe3+1.93Al0.06)Li1.00][Si7.98Al0.02O22]([OH]0.90F0.87O0.23)
19(Na0.62K0.38)(Na1.89Ca0.11)[(Mn2+0.60Mg0.50Zn0.34Fe2+0.32Ti0.19Na0.05)(Fe3+1.96Al0.04)Li1.00][Si7.92Al0.08O22](F0.84[OH]0.77O0.39)
9(K0.73Na0.27) 1.00 (Na2.00Ca0.01) 2.01 (Fe2+ 1.77 Mg1.10Fe3+ 0.98Li0.45Mn0.42Ti0.09Zn0.01 Al0.09) 4.91Si8.09O22[(OH) 1.41F0.59] 2.00
20(K0.67Na0.33) 1.00 (Na1.74Ca0.27) 2.01 (Fe2+ 2.26 Mg1.79Fe3+ 0.55Mn0.25Ti0.09Zn0.01 Al0.05) 5.00(Si7.94 Al0.06) 8.00O22[(OH) 1.23F0.77] 2.00
21(K0.63 Na0.15) 0.78 (Na1.62Ca0.36Mn0.02) 2.00 (Mg3.72 Fe2+ 0.31 Fe3+ 0.95Mn0.00Ti0.02Al0.00) 5.00(Si7.85Al0.03 Fe3+ 0.11Cr0.01) 8.00O22[F1.06(OH) 0.94]2.00
10K0.98 (Na1.81Ca0.18) 1.99 (Mg3.07 Fe2+ 0.83 Fe3+ 0.90Mn0.04Ti0.12Zn0.01 Al0.01) 4.98Si8.00)O22[F1.03(OH) 0.73O 0.24] 2.00
22(K0.67Na0.22) 0.89(Na1.95Ca0.05) 2.00 (Fe2+ 3.29Fe3+ 1.26Li0.29Mn0.19Ti0.05Zn0.02Mg0.01) 5.11(Si7.76Fe3+ 0.13Al0.11) 8.00 O22[(OH) 1.81F0.18] 1.99
23(Na0.56K0.44)(Na1.90Li0.06Ca0.04)[(Mg0.78Mn2+0.45Fe2+0.40Zn0.26Ti0.14)(Fe3+1.90Al0.07)Li1.00][Si7.98Al0.02O22](F1.05[OH]0.66O0.29)
24A(Na0.68K0.32)S=1.00 BNa2.00 C(Mg1.69Mn2+ 0.25Fe2+ 0.24Zn0.29Al0.23Fe3+ 1.50Ti0.02Li0.78)S=5.00 TSi8O22 W(F1.59(OH)0.41)S=2.00
11(K0.32Na0.68)Na2(Li0.48Fe2.83Mn0.1Zn0.06Fe1.46Ti0.07)(Si7.88Al0.12)O22(F1.15OH0.85)
25(K0.25Na0.75)Na2(Li0.48Fe2.84Mn0.11Zn0.05Fe1.45Ti0.07)(Si7.89Al0.11)O22(F1.35OH0.65)
26A(Na0.526K0.207)B0.733( (Na1.514Ca0.485Mn0.072) C2.00( (Mg2.057Li0.160Fe2+0.631Mn2+0.544Zn0.015Fe3+1.552Ti0.042) 5.001 T( (Si7.652Al0.261) 7.913OW22( (F1.143(OH) 0.857) 2.00
12A(Na0.767K0.261)B1.028( (Na1.990Ca0.010)C2.00( (Mg0.144Li0.383Fe2+1.818Mn2+0.734Fe3+1.733Ti0.087) 5.004 T( (Si7.780Al0.163) 7.943OW22( (F1.448(OH) 0.552) 2.00
27A(Na0.74K0.240.02)BΣ1.00(Na1.52Ca0.24Mn2+0.24)CΣ2.00(Mg2.54Mn2+1.45Mn3+0.71Fe3+0.26Ti0.04)Σ5.00T(Si7.97Al0.03)Σ8.00OW22[(OH)1.52O0.48]Σ2.00
Sample references:
IDTypeLocalityReferenceNotes
1Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandSample from an alkali-rich syenite.
2Akeyazhi River valley, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, ChinaSample from blueschist
315632cCase Parigi, Martiniana Po, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyAnalyzed sample is a minute inclusion in pyrope from a coesite, phengite, pyrope whiteschist. Mineral analyses were performed by means of the Cameca electron microprobe (CAMEBAX) , using a wavelength-dispersive technique with PAP correction acceleration voltage 15 kV, beam current 15 nA, measuring time 20 s).
452iKovalo eclogites, Kechros, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, GreeceEMPA analysis of an amphibole inclusion in garnet from an eclogite
5Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAverage of 6 analyses. Sample from an alkali-syenite.
6Type SpecimenNybø eclogite pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Kinn, Vestland, Norway
7Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandSample from an alkali-rich syenite
8Jianchang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaType specimen analysis.58
9Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaThe chemical composition of potassicarfvedsonite was obtained (fluorine and cations except Li) by a Camebax SX50 electron microprobe. Li was determined by atom emission using a Carl Zeiss AAS30 spectrophotometer. The water content calculated The Fe2+/ Fe3+ ratio was calculated.
10AS04-36Monte Metocha, Xixano, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province, MozambiqueThe sample was analyzed by electron microprobe using a Cameca SX-100 operating in wavelength-dispersive mode. The powder-diffraction pattern was recorded from a small fragment on a 114.6 mm Debye-Scherrer powder camera with a Gandolfi attachment and Ni-filtered Cu-Ka X-radiation The Fe2+-Fe3+ ratio and the H2O content were derived from the results of crystal-structure refinement. The oxo component (O2 at the O(3) site) was estimated based on the Ti content.
11H1Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAChemical and structural analysis including site assignments. See reference for details.
12Q83J70-3Virgin Canyon pluton, Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USAA single crystal about 0.2x2mm was analyzed with EMPA, XRD and site scattering techniques. Li is ordered at M3, which is compensated by Fe3+ in the M2 site.
13ILM42Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandThe sample was collected from ilvaite bearing endoskarns formed by late-magmatic to hydrothermal veins on the south coast of the Tunulliarfik fjord. Mineral compositions were analyzed using a JEOL 8900 electron microprobe
14Mount Rittmann, Victoria Land, East Antarctica, AntarcticaRepresentative sample of amphibole from the groundmass of hyperalkaline volcanic rocks. The analysis was performed with an EDAX system mmounted on a Electronic Micropscope Phillips SEM-500. Analysis is normalized using Locock (2014)
15760Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California, USAAnalyzed by single crystal X-ray and electron- and ion-microprobe techniques. The sample is also analyzed for Li and H.
16Iimori mine, Afuzu-mura, Iwade city, Wakayama Prefecture, JapanChemical analyses of the amphibole were performed on JEOL JXA–8800R and JEOL JXA–8900R electron microprobes at the GSJ Laboratory, AIST. Based on the relatively high oxygen fugacity indicated by the high Fe3+/(Fe2++Fe3+) ratios (0.99–1.0) of associated aegirine and garnet (Banno and Yamada, 2012), the Fe3+/Fe2+ ratios of the amphibole were estimated using the maximum ferric method of Leake et al. (1997). Total Mn was expressed as Mn2+, because, in this way, formulae calculated using the maximum ferric method satisfied the six criteria for calculation of amphibole formulae outlined by Leake et al. (1997).

The amphibole is pale yellowish green and occurs as euhedral to subhedral crystals with lengths up to 500µm.
17Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
The analyses were perfromed on fragments of ferro-ferri-nybøite that were ground with an agate mortar and pestle, placed on a Pb ring (2 mm inner diameter), and secured in place with tape. EMPA was perfromed with a Cameca SX-100 operating in the wavelength-dispersive mode with an excitation voltage of 15 kV, specimen current 10 nA, beam diameter 5 μm, peak-count time 20 s, and background-count time 10 s. The Mössbauer spectrum was acquired in transmission geometry at room temperature using a 57Co(Rh) point source, and the spectrometer was calibrated with the room-temperature spectrum of α-Fe. The spectrum was analyzed in terms of a Voigt-function-based quadrupole-splitting distribution. The XRD powder-diffraction pattern was recorded using a D5000 Bruker powder diffractometer (Ni-filtered CuKα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å). No internal standard was used.
18pt. 7Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, TajikistanSee locentry for "Leakeite Root Name Group" for additional details about the occurrence and characterization. Analyzed by EPMA. Composition is normalized to ∑cations = 16. *Fe measured as Fe2+; Fe3+ and Fe2O3 are derived by charge balance. Li2O and H2O are estimated by stoichiometry.
19pt. 24  "  "See locentry for "Leakeite Root Name Group" for additional details about the occurrence and characterization. Analyzed by EPMA. Composition is normalized to ∑cations = 16. *Fe measured as Fe2+; Fe3+ and Fe2O3 are derived by charge balance. Li2O and H2O are estimated by stoichiometry.
20Hilairitovoye pegmatite, 252 m level, Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaThe chemical composition of potassicarfvedsonite was obtained (fluorine and cations except Li) by a Camebax SX50 electron microprobe. Li was determined by atom emission using a Carl Zeiss AAS30 spectrophotometer. The water content calculated The Fe2+/ Fe3+ ratio was calculated.
21Type SpecimenHighway 366 roadcut, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaThe sample were analyzed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute by wavelength dispersion, using a 9-channel ARL - SEMQ microprobe.Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio were found by by Mossbauer spectroscopy. The cell parameters were determined from single-crystal X-ray powder-diffraction data.
22Type SpecimenPotassic-Arfvedsonite occurrence, Pegmatite Valley, Lilleelv, Head of Kangerluarsuk, Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, GreenlandThe chemical composition of potassicarfvedsonite was obtained (fluorine and cations except Li) by a Camebax SX50 electron microprobe. Li was determined by atom emission using a Carl Zeiss AAS30 spectrophotometer. The water content was determined by the Alimarin method, a modified Penfield, with water absorption by Mg(ClO4)2. The Fe2+/ Fe3+ ratio was determined via Mössbauer spectroscopy. Single-crystal diffraction data were collected at room temperature using a Nonius Kappa CCD diffractometer. X-ray powder diffraction data were obtained using a DRON UM-1 diffractometer and Fe-filtered CoKα-radiation
23pt. 8Dara-i-Pioz Massif, Districts of Republican Subordination, TajikistanSee locentry for "Leakeite Root Name Group" for additional details about the occurrence and characterization. Analyzed by EPMA. Composition is normalized to ∑cations = 16. *Fe measured as Fe2+; Fe3+ and Fe2O3 are derived by charge balance. Li2O and H2O are estimated by stoichiometry.
24jym-1226Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik Commune, Vestfold, NorwayThe rock specimen containing ferri-fluoro- leakeite from the nepheline syenite in Bratthagen is ~6 cm- 5 cm - 4 cm in size and also contains, as major constituents, anorthoclase and broken crystals of aegirine and, as minor constituents, catapleite, pyrochlore, pyrophanite and zircon. Analyzed by electron microprobe using a Cameca SX-100 operating in wavelength -dispersive mode with excitation voltage 15 kV, specimen current 10 nA, beam diameter 5 mm,peak-count time 20 s and background-count time 10 s. *Fe measured as Fe2+; Fe3+ and Fe2O3 are derived by charge balance. Li2O and H2O are estimated by stoichiometry.
25H2Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAChemical and structural analysis including site assignments. See reference for details.
26830C30-5Virgin Canyon pluton, Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USAA single crystal about 0.2x2mm was analyzed with EMPA, XRD and site scattering techniques. Li is ordered at M3, which is compensated by Fe3+ in the M2 site. The sample is named magesio-ferri-fluoro-katophorite in the references, but as #B#Na>1.5 and M#3+# > 1,5, the composition corresponds to fluoro-arfvedsonite.
27Matsumaezawa pit, Tanohata mine, Tanohata, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japanvia EPMA, SIMS, and SC-XRD-based structure refinement; empirical formula basis: O+OH=24

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0020742Magnesio-arfvedsoniteOberti R, Boiocchi M, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Harlow G E (2015) Magnesio-arfvedsonite from Jade mine tract, Myanmar: mineral description and crystal chemistry Mineralogical Magazine 79 253-2602015Jade mine tract, Myanmar0293
0020422EckermanniteOberti R, Boiocchi M, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Harlow G E (2015) Eckermannite revised: The new holotype from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar-crystal structure, mineral data, and hints on the reasons for the rarity of eckermannite American Mineralogist 100 909-9142015Jade Mine Tract, Kachin Province, Myanmar0293
0020505Ferri-fluoro-leakeiteOberti R, Boiocchi M, Hawthorne F C, Kristiansen R (2014) Ferri-fluoro-leakeite: a second occurrence at Bratthagen (Norway), with new data on Zn partitioning and the oxo component in Na amphiboles Mineralogical Magazine 78 861-8692014Bratthagen nepheline syenite pegmatite, Vestfold County, Norway0293
0015898Ferri-fluoro-leakeiteCamara F, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Bekenova G, Stepanov A V, Kotelnikov P E (2010) Fluoroleakeite, NaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22F2, a new mineral of the amphibole group from the Verkhnee Espe deposit, Akjailyautas Mountains, Eastern Kazakhstan District, Kazakhstan: description and crystal structure Mineralogical Magazine 74 521-5282010Verkhnee Espe deposit, Akjailyautas Mountains, Kazakhstan0293
0017887Mangano-ferri-eckermanniteBarkley M C, Yang H, Downs R T (2010) Kozulite, a Mn-rich alkali amphibole Acta Crystallographica E66 i83-i832010Tanohata mine, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan0293
0014595Fluoro-leakeiteOberti R, Camara F, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A (2009) Fluoro-aluminoleakeite, NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22F2, a new mineral of the amphibole group from Norra Karr, Sweden: description and crystal structure Mineralogical Magazine 73 817-8242009Norra Karr, Granna, Jonkoping, Smaland, Sweden0293
0020051Ferri-leakeiteOberti R, Camara F, Caballero J M (2004) Ferri-ottoliniite and ferriwhittakerite, two new end-members of the new Group 5 for monoclinic amphiboles American Mineralogist 89 888-8932004Pedriza massif, Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain0293
0001657Ferri-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Cannillo E (1994) The mechanism of Li incorporation in amphiboles American Mineralogist 79 443-4511994Kajlidongri, Madhya Pradesh, India0293
0001656Ferri-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Cannillo E (1994) The mechanism of Li incorporation in amphiboles American Mineralogist 79 443-4511994Kajlidongri, Madhya Pradesh, India0293
0001655Ferri-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Cannillo E (1994) The mechanism of Li incorporation in amphiboles American Mineralogist 79 443-4511994Kajlidongri, Madhya Pradesh, India0293
0001590Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Bottazzi P, Czamanske G K (1993) Li: an important component in igneous alkali amphiboles American Mineralogist 78 733-7451993Questa caldera, New Mexico0293
0001589Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Bottazzi P, Czamanske G K (1993) Li: an important component in igneous alkali amphiboles American Mineralogist 78 733-7451993Questa caldera, New Mexico0293
0001588Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Bottazzi P, Czamanske G K (1993) Li: an important component in igneous alkali amphiboles American Mineralogist 78 733-7451993Questa caldera, New Mexico0293
0001597ArfvedsoniteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Bottazzi P, Czamanske G K (1993) Li: an important component in igneous alkali amphiboles American Mineralogist 78 733-7451993Questa caldera, New Mexico0293
0001541Ferri-leakeiteHawthorne F C, Oberti R, Ungaretti L, Grice J D (1992) Leakeite, NaNa2(Mg2Fe2Li)Si8O22(OH)2, a new alkali amphibole from the Kajlidongri manganese mine, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India American Mineralogist 77 1112-11151992Kajlidongri manganese mine, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India0293
0005155Fluoro-riebeckiteHawthorne F C (1978) The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles. VIII. The crystal structure and site chemistry of fluor-riebeckite The Canadian Mineralogist 16 187-1941978Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA0293
0001598ArfvedsoniteHawthorne F C, Ungaretti L, Oberti R, Bottazzi P, Czamanske G K (1993) Li: an important component in igneous alkali amphiboles American Mineralogist 78 733-74519930293
0006417GlaucophaneComodi P, Mellini M, Ungaretti L, Zanazzi P F (1991) Compressibility and high pressure structure refinement of tremolite, pargasite and glaucophane European Journal of Mineralogy 3 485-49919910293
0006416GlaucophaneComodi P, Mellini M, Ungaretti L, Zanazzi P F (1991) Compressibility and high pressure structure refinement of tremolite, pargasite and glaucophane European Journal of Mineralogy 3 485-49919910293
0006415GlaucophaneComodi P, Mellini M, Ungaretti L, Zanazzi P F (1991) Compressibility and high pressure structure refinement of tremolite, pargasite and glaucophane European Journal of Mineralogy 3 485-49919910293
0007427Magnesio-arfvedsoniteGhose S, Kersten M, Langer K, Rossi G, Ungaretti L (1986) Crystal field spectra and Jahn Teller effect of Mn3+ in clinopyroxene and clinoamphiboles from India Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 13 291-30519860293
0005126ArfvedsoniteHawthorne F C (1976) The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles: V. The structure and chemistry of arfvedsonite The Canadian Mineralogist 14 346-35619760293
0000182GlaucophanePapike J J, Clark J R (1968) The crystal structure and cation distribution of glaucophane American Mineralogist 53 1156-117319680293
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Synonyms of Sodium Amphibole SubgroupHide

Sodic amphibole (in part)

Other Language Names for Sodium Amphibole SubgroupHide

Simplified Chinese:钠质闪石
Traditional Chinese:鈉質閃石

Relationship of Sodium Amphibole Subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of w(OH,F,Cl)-dominant Amphibole Group:
Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
Lithium Amphibole SubgroupAnLi2(C2+3+n-2mC3+2-n+mLim)(Si8O22)W2
'Lithium-(Magnesium-Iron-Manganese) Amphibole Subgroup'A(LiM)(C5)(T8O22)W2
'Lithium-Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'A(LiCa)(C5)(T8O22)W2
Magnesium-iron-manganese Amphibole SubgroupAn(B2)(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m)O22(OH)2
Sodium-(Magnesium-Iron-Manganese) Amphibole SubgroupA(NaM)(C2+4-5C3+0-1)(Si8O22)W2
Sodium-Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAn(NaCa)(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m+1)Al(n+m-1)O22)V2
Sodium Amphibole Subgroup Members:
Arfvedsonite Root Name Group ANa2(C2+4Fe3+}Si8O22W2Mon.
  Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  'Fluoro-arfvedsonite' NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22F2
  Magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)[Si8O22]F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Potassic-arfvedsonite KNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Eckermannite Root Name Group ANa2(C2+4Al}Si8O22W2Mon.
  Eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  'Ferro-eckermannite' NaNa2(Fe2+4Al)Si8O22(OH)2Mon.
  Mangani-eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Mangano-ferri-eckermannite NaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Scandio-fluoro-eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Sc)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Glaucophane Root Name Group ◻Na2(C2+3Al2)Si8O22W2Mon.
  Ferro-glaucophane ◻Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Glaucophane ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Leakeite Root Name Group ANa2(C2+2C3+2Li)(Si8O22)W2
  Ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Ferri-leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa2(Fe2+2Fe3+2Li)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  'Ferro-ferri-leakeite' NaNa2(Fe2+2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)2Mon.
  Fluoro-leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  'Leakeite' NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
  'Mangano-ferri-fluoro-leakeite' NaNa2(Mn2+2Fe3+2Li)(Si8O22)F2Mon.
  Potassic-ferri-leakeite KNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Potassic-mangani-leakeite KNa2(Mg2Mn3+2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Nybøite Root Name Group ANa2(C2+3C3+2)(AlSi7O22)W2
  'Ferri-fluoro-nybøite' NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+2)(AlSi7O22)F2
  'Ferri-nybøite' NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2Mon.
  Ferro-ferri-nybøite NaNa2(Fe2+3,Mg)Fe3+2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  'Ferro-nybøite' NaNa2(Fe2+3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2Mon.
  Fluoro-nybøite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(F,OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Nybøite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Riebeckite Root Name Group ◻Na2(C2+3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)W2Mon.
  Fluoro-riebeckite ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite ◻Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)F2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
  Magnesio-riebeckite ◻Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)(OH)2Mon.
  Riebeckite ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
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