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A new graphical presentation and subdivision of potassium micas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

G. Tischendorf ,
M. Rieder ,
H.-J. Förster ,
B. Gottesmann  and
Ch. V. Guidotti
G. Tischendorf
Affiliation:
Bautzner Straβe 16, D-02763 Zittau, Germany
M. Rieder
Affiliation:
Department of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Mineral Resources, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ-12843 Praha 2, Czech Republic
H.-J. Förster*
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Potsdam, P.O. Box 601553, D-14415 Potsdam, Germany
B. Gottesmann
Affiliation:
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany
Ch. V. Guidotti
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, USA
*
*E-mail: for@geo.uni-potsdam.de
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Abstract

A system based on variation of the octahedrally coordinated cations is proposed for graphical presentation and subdivision of tri- and dioctahedral K micas, which makes use of elemental differences (in a.p.f.u.): (Mg – Li) [= mgli] and (Fetot + Mn + Ti – VIAl) [= feal]. All common true tri- and dioctahedral K micas are shown in a single polygon outlined by seven main compositional points forming its vertices. Sequentially clockwise, starting from Mg3 (phlogopite), these points are: Mg2.5Al0.5, Al2.167□0.833, Al1.75Li1.25, Li2Al (polylithionite), Fe22+Li, and Fe32+ (annite). Trilithionite (Li1.5Al1.5), Li1.5Fe2+Al0.5, Fe22+ Mg, and Mg2Fe2+ are also located on the perimeter of the polygon. IMA-siderophyllite (Fe2+2Al) and muscovite (Al2□) plot inside.

The classification conforms with the IMA-approved mica nomenclature and differentiates among the following mica species according to their position in a diagram consisting of mgli and feal axes plotted orthogonally; trioctahedral: phlogopite, biotite, siderophyllite, annite, zinnwaldite, lepidolite and tainiolite; dioctahedral: muscovite, phengite and celadonite. Potassium micas with [Si] <2.5 a.p.f.u. including IMA-siderophyllite, KFe22+ AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2, and IMA-eastonite, KMg2AlAl2Si2O10(OH)2 seem not to form in nature.

The proposed subdivision has several advantages. All common true, trioctahedral and dioctahedral K micas, whether Li-bearing or Li-free, are shown within one diagram, which is easy to use and gives every mica composition an unambiguously defined name. Mica analyses with Fe2+, Fe3+, Fe2+ + Fe3+, or Fetot can be considered, which is particularly valuable for microprobe analyses. It facilitates easy reconstruction of evolutionary pathways of mica compositions during crystallization, a feature having key importance in petrologically oriented research. Equally important, the subdivision has great potential for understanding many of the crystal-chemistry features of the K micas. In turn this may allow one to recognize and discriminate the extent to which crystal chemistry or bulk composition controls the occurrence of some seemingly possible or hypothetical K mica.

Keywords

K micastrioctahedraldioctahedralceladoniteclassification
Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , August 2004 , pp. 649 - 667
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2004

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