Pargasite
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pargasite-297-18086159
title:
Pargasite
text:
Pargasite or pargasitic hornblende is a complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group with formula NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2. It was first described for an occurrence in Pargas, Finland in 1814 and named for the locality. It occurs in high temperature regional metamorphic rocks and in the skarns within contact aureoles around igneous intrusions. It also occurs in andesite volcanic rocks and altered ultramafic rocks. Pargasite is the main water-storage site in the uppermost mantle; howeve
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description:
Amphibole, double chain inosilicate mineral
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pargasite
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date modified:
2024-04-11T16:51:23Z
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