1	Type Specimen	Smith, David C., Kechid, Sid-Ali, Rossi, Giuseppe (1986) Occurrence and properties of lisetite, CaNa2Al4Si4O16, a new tectosilicate in the system Ca-Na-Al-Si-O. American Mineralogist, 71 (11-12) 1372-1377

Comments:

In a strongly retrogressed jadeite-clinopyroxene layer in the Liset eclogite pod.
Lisetite is found in up to 8mm long laths, pseudomorphs after paragonite (?), which consist of irregularly shaped cluster of lisetite in the center surrounded by a white corona of davidsmithite, The laths are surrounded by an almost continuous corona of joined blackish taramite.

Habit:

Found in thin sections as clusters of 100 mikron sized grains. They are sorrounded by a characteristic double corona texture.

Abundance at site:

Rare

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Lisetite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Liset eclogite pod, Liset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

88766

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:88766:7

GUID (UUID V4):

References

Smith, David C., Kechid, Sid-Ali, Rossi, Giuseppe (1986) Occurrence and properties of lisetite, CaNa2Al4Si4O16, a new tectosilicate in the system Ca-Na-Al-Si-O. American Mineralogist, 71 (11-12) 1372-1377

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Lisetite from Liset eclogite pod, Liset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway

Lisetite from
Liset eclogite pod, Liset, Selje, Stad, Vestland, Norway