- An
endmember (also end-member or end member) in
mineralogy is a
mineral that is at the
extreme end of a
mineral series in
terms of
purity of its chemical...
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sodium endmember of the
plagioclase solid solution series. It
represents a
plagioclase with less than 10%
anorthite content. The pure
albite endmember has...
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Anorthite (an = not,
ortho = straight) is the
calcium endmember of the
plagioclase feldspar mineral series. The
chemical formula of pure
anorthite is...
- Orthoclase, or
orthoclase feldspar (
endmember formula KAlSi3O8), is an
important tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock. The name is from the...
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expressed in
terms of
three endmembers: pot****ium
feldspar (K-spar)
endmember KAlSi3O8
albite endmember NaAlSi3O8
anorthite endmember CaAl2Si2O8
Solid solutions...
- Fe1−xS (where x = 0 to 0.2) (monoclinic or hexagonal) Troilite, FeS, the
endmember of
pyrrhotite (hexagonal) Mackinawite, Fe1+xS (where x = 0 to 0.1) (tetragonal)...
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varies between the two
endmembers of the
solid solution series:
forsterite (Mg-
endmember: Mg 2SiO 4) and
fayalite (Fe-
endmember: Fe 2SiO 4). Compositions...
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violet to dark red.
Purpurite forms a
series with the iron-bearing
endmember heterosite, FePO4.
Manganese violet Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved...
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contain large amounts of pot****ium in the
crystal lattice.
Orthoclase (
endmember formula KAlSi3O8), an
important tectosilicate mineral that
forms igneous...
- most
common species of
tourmaline is schorl, the
sodium iron (divalent)
endmember of the group. It may
account for 95% or more of all
tourmaline in nature...
