Antillite
A synonym of 'Bastite'
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Formula:
D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Synonym:
A synonym of Bastite
A serpentinised enstatite, comprising mostly lizardite and chrysotile, a synonym of bastite.
Originally described from near Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba.
Originally described from near Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
261 (as Antillite)
5760 (as Bastite)
11135 (as Serpentine Subgroup)
5760 (as Bastite)
11135 (as Serpentine Subgroup)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:261:5 (as Antillite)
mindat:1:1:5760:4 (as Bastite)
mindat:1:1:11135:7 (as Serpentine Subgroup)
mindat:1:1:5760:4 (as Bastite)
mindat:1:1:11135:7 (as Serpentine Subgroup)
Internet Links for Antillite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-261.html
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References for Antillite
Reference List:
Dana, J.D. (1872): A System of Mineralogy, 5. Ed., Appendix 1a hydrated bronzite
Shepard, C.U. (1872) App. to Catal. of Meteorites, Amherst Mass., S. 76. Sieht Antillit als wasserhaltigen Bronzit an, zit. nach CSees antillite as hydrous bronzite, quoted from C.
Chester (1892): Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. New York.Fe-rich serpentine
Faust, George Tobias, Nagy, Bartholomew S. (1967) Solution studies of chrysotile, lizardite, and antigorite. Professional Paper 384b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp384b Here are two analyzes of samples from Regla, Havana, Cuba: 56% lizardite and 46% lizardite, the remainder chrysotile.
