Formula | Ca2(Mg; Fe 2+)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
Origin | Kuran va Munjan (Afghanistan) |
Description | whitish crystal of tremolite |
Classification (Lapis) | Amphiboles |
Crystal System | monoclinic |
Hardness | 5,0 – 6,0 |
Colour | White, gray, lavender to pink; colorless in thin section |
Streak | white |
Luminescence | many different coolours observed |
Luster | vitreous |
Transparency (Opacity) | semitransparent |
Cleavage | perfect |
Fracture | |
Magnetism | negative |
Geological Setting | From contact metamorphism of Ca-Mg siliceous sediments; in greenschist facies metamorphics derived from ultramafic or magnesium carbonate rocks. |
Specific Gravity | 3,12 g/cm3 |