Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Relationship of Jadeite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

9.DA.05Donpeacorite
(Mn
2+
,Mg)Mg[SiO
3
]
2

9.DA.05Enstatite
Mg
2
[SiO
3
]
2

9.DA.05Ferrosilite
Fe
2
[SiO
3
]
2

9.DA.05Akimotoite
(Mg,Fe
2+
)SiO
3

9.DA.10Clinoenstatite
Mg
2
[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.10Clinoferrosilite
Fe
2+
(Fe
2+
,Mg)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.10Kanoite
Mn
2+
(Mg,Mn
2+
)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.10Pigeonite
(Mg,Fe
2+
,Ca)(Mg,Fe
2+
)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.15Augite
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
2+
,Al,Fe
3+
,Ti)[(Si,Al)
2
O
6
]
9.DA.15Diopside
CaMg[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.15Esseneite
CaFe
3+
[AlSiO
6
]
9.DA.15Hedenbergite
CaFe
2+
[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.15Johannsenite
CaMn
2+
[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.15Petedunnite
Ca(Zn,Mn
2+
,Mg,Fe
2+
)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.20Aegirine-augite
(Na,Ca)(Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)Si
2
O
6

9.DA.20Omphacite
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.25Aegirine
NaFe
3+
[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.25Jervisite
(Na,Ca,Fe
2+
)(Sc,Mg,Fe
2+
)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.25Kosmochlor
NaCr[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.25Namansilite
NaMn
3+
[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.25Natalyite
Na(V
3+
,Cr)[Si
2
O
6
]
9.DA.30Spodumene
LiAl[Si
2
O
6
]

Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

16.2.1Albite
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
16.2.2Analcime
Na
2
[Al
2
Si
4
O
12
] · 2H
2
O
16.2.3Ussingite
Na
2
AlSi
3
O
8
OH
16.2.4Paragonite
NaAl
2
[(OH)
2
|AlSi
3
O
10
]
16.2.5Natrolite
Na
2
[Al
2
Si
3
O
10
] · 2H
2
O
16.2.6Tetranatrolite

16.2.7Paranatrolite
Na
2
Al
2
Si
3
O
10
·3H
2
O
16.2.8Ephesite
NaLiAl
2
[(OH)
2
|Al
2
Si
2
O
10
]
16.2.9Rectorite
(Na,Ca)Al
4
(Si,Al)
8
O
20
(OH)
4
·2H
2
O
16.2.11Brammallite
Na
0.65
Al
2.0
ٱAl
0.65
Si
3.35
O
10
(OH)
2