Verkouteren, J.
and Wylie, A.
(2000),
The Tremolite-Actinolite-Ferro-Actinolite Series: Systematic Relationships Among Cell Parameters Composition, Optical Properties, and Habit and Evidence of Discontinuities, American Mineralogist
(Accessed October 14, 2025)
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The Tremolite-Actinolite-Ferro-Actinolite Series: Systematic Relationships Among Cell Parameters Composition, Optical Properties, and Habit and Evidence of Discontinuities
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Author(s)
, A G. Wylie
Abstract
The cell parameters, optical properties and chemical composition of 103 samples in the tremolite-actinolite-ferro-actinolite series have been measured. The combination of properties and the large number of samples provided a powerful means of determining systematic relationships in the series. The cell parameters and refractive indices for end members tremolite and ferro-actinolite were determined by regressions of the data. Natural tremolite is not systematically enriched in cummingtonite and/or depleted in Ca. The substitution of Al for Si involves, on average, a tschermakite component. Samples characterized as asbestos have lower Al concentrations than massive or byssolite samples. There is a discontinuity in [alpha] between 10% & 12% ferro-actinolite. There are also indications of discontinuities in optical properties and [-] between 26% and 32% ferro-actinolite that may be due to an increase in tschermakite substitution.Citation
American Mineralogist
Volume
85
Issue
No. 9
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
actinolite, amphibole, asbestos, refractive index, tremolite, x-ray diffraction
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Created September 1, 2000, Updated February 19, 2017