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Definition of Glaucophanes

Glaucophane
Glaucophane Glau"co*phane, n. [Gr. ? silvery, gray + ? to appear.] (Min.) A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks.

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- Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2. Glaucophane crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Glaucophane is named for its typical blue color. In Gr****, glaucophane means "blue appearing"...
- Blueschist ( /ˈbluːʃɪst/), also called glaucophane schist, is a metavolcanic rock that forms by the metamorphism of basalt and rocks with similar composition...
- compositional similarities with alkali amphiboles such as arfvedsonite, glaucophane-riebeckite. There is little solubility between these minerals due to...
- Diploschizia glaucophanes is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in South America...
- Albite = Glaucophane + Epidote + H2O Tremolite + Chlorite + Albite = Glaucophane + Lawsonite Pumpellyite + Chlorite + Albite = Glaucophane + Epidote...
- actinolite; cc = calcite; chl = chlorite; di = diopside; ep = epidote; glau = glaucophane; gt = garnet; hbl = hornblende; ky = kyanite; law = lawsonite; plag =...
- such as albite, jadeite and glaucophane. During the transition from blueschist to greenschist facies, paragonite and glaucophane are transformed into chlorite...
- Malaia garnet Pyrope-spessartine Umbalite Gaspeite ****lussite Gibbsite Glaucophane Goethite Goosecr****ite Grandidierite Gypsum Gyrolite Halite Hambergite...
- detailed chemical analysis using an electron microprobe is required. Glaucophane to riebeckite form yet another solid solution series, which also extends...
- metamorphosed dolomitic limestones, and actinolite in metamorphic greenschists/glaucophane schists. Jadeite is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The more precious...