Katophorite

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Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Katophorite, etc.

Husebyåsen prospect, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Katophorite, etc.

Husebyåsen prospect, Vesterøya, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway

Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Katophorite, etc.

Kovdor Phlogopite mine, Kovdor Massif, Kovdorsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About KatophoriteHide

Formula:

Na(CaNa){Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂

The katophorite group minerals are sodium-calcium amphiboles defined with ^A(Na+K+2Ca)> 0.5 apfu and 0.5 apfu < ^C(Al+Fe³⁺+2Ti) < 1.5 apfu.

katophorite is defined with

A position: Na dominant
C²⁺ position: Mg dominant
C³⁺ position: Al dominant
W position: (OH) dominant

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Katophorite Root Name Group > Sodium-Calcium Amphibole Subgroup > w(OH,F,Cl)-dominant Amphibole Group > Amphibole Supergroup

Name:

The name katophorite was first used by W.C.Brøgger (1894) for an amphibole mineral that were found and described by him from three different localities in the Permian Oslo Region, Norway a) from a grorudite at Grussletten, Grorud, Oslo; b) from sølvbergite along the Kjose-Oklungen Railway, Vestfold and from a sølvbergite boulder found in Lågendalen, Vestfold.

The name is derived from the greek κατώφορος for moving down, in allusion to the alteration of the position of the optic Z-axis relative to the c-axis with a chemical variation toward arfvedsonite.

Katophorite was defined as the katophorite group mineral with Fe and Al as the dominant elements in the C position in the 1978 and 1997 amphibole nomenclature. The katophorite group was redefined in the 2012 amphibole nomenclature, renaming the Fe²⁺ and Al dominant member of the group ferro-katophorite.

The name katophorite is now used for the Mg and Al dominant member of the group, which was named magnesiokatophorite in the 1978 and 1997 amphibole nomenclature.
It was redefined according to the new nomenclature by Oberti et al. 2014 (IMA2013-140) based on a specimen from Jade Mine Tract, Kachin Province, Myanmar.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar

NOTE: All localities and photos listed here under "katophorite" should be checked if they are to be assigned to katophorite according to the redefinition.
NOTE 2: The mineral originally designated by Brøgger (1894) as "katophorite" is now classified as ferro-katophorite according to the new amphibole classification.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7163

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7163:1

Similar NamesHide

Catoforite

A synonym of Ferro-katophorite

IMA Classification of KatophoriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA status notes:

Renamed by the IMA

IMA Formula:

NaNaCa(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂

Approval year:

2013

Approval history:

Renamed by IMA: 2012

Classification of KatophoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.DE.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
E : Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si₄O₁₁; Clinoamphiboles

Dana 8th ed.:

66.1.3b.11

66 : INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2)
1 : Amphiboles - Mg-Fe-Mn-Li subgroup

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.11.14

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
11 : Aluminosilicates of Ca and Mg with or without alkalis

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Ktp	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Ktp	Kretz (1983)	Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
Ktp	Siivolam & Schmid (2007)	Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
Ktp	Whitney & Evans (2010)	Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
Ktp	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of KatophoriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Optical Data of KatophoriteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.64 - 1.681 n_β = 1.658 - 1.688 n_γ = 1.66 - 1.692

2V:

Measured: 73° (1), Calculated: 70°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.011 - 0.020
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

r < v strong

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = pale blue (medium), Y = light blue-green (strongest), Z = colourless

Chemistry of KatophoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na(CaNa){Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂

The katophorite group minerals are sodium-calcium amphiboles defined with ^A(Na+K+2Ca)> 0.5 apfu and 0.5 apfu < ^C(Al+Fe³⁺+2Ti) < 1.5 apfu.

katophorite is defined with

A position: Na dominant
C²⁺ position: Mg dominant
C³⁺ position: Al dominant
W position: (OH) dominant

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	46.837 %
Si	23.980 %
Mg	11.858 %
Al	6.582 %
Na	5.608 %
Ca	4.889 %
H	0.246 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ca, H, Mg, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
SiO₂	49,1 %	48.40 %	45.88 %	45.83 %	48.8 %	48.52 %	48.2 %	46.85 %	47.15 %	45.33 %	46.06 %	43.34 %
TiO₂	0,17 %	0.12 %	0.24 %	0.62 %	0.2 %	0.27 %	0.35 %	0.30 %	0.30 %	0.58 %	0.54 %	0.06 %
Al₂O₃	8,22 %	12.22 %	11.73 %	13.12 %	10.18 %	12.49 %	10.25 %	11.20 %	12.55 %	16.08 %	13.43 %	14.31 %
Cr₂O₃	0,04 %		0.01 %									0.07 %
MnO	0,04 %	0.01 %	0.07 %	12.78 %	0.04 %	0.04 %	0.05 %	0.06 %	0.05 %	0.03 %	0.08 %	0.10 %
FeO	15,68 %	8.39 %	16.94 %	11.51 %	13.58 %	12.79 %	13.10 %	14.26 %	12.69 %	10.72 %	10.69 %	17.55 %
NiO	0,01 %
MgO	11,77 %	14.29 %	9.67 %	0.04 %	11.28 %	11.57 %	12.45 %	11.25 %	12.12 %	12.02 %	13.7 %	9.04 %
CaO	8,06 %	8.3 %	9.98 %	6.88 %	8.72 %	6.28 %	7.66 %	8.27 %	7.72 %	9.26 %	9.63 %	7.48 %
Na₂O	3.9 %	4.66 %	3.29 %	4.90 %	4.8 %	5.36 %	4.42 %	4.66 %	4.61 %	3.86 %	3.56 %	4.71 %
K₂O	0.2 %	0.04 %	0.24 %	0.49 %	0.31 %	0.38 %	0.7 %	0.71 %	0.77 %	0.43 %	0.25 %	0.08 %
Cl										0.02 %	0.02 %
F
Total:	95.1 %	96.43 %	98.05 %	96.17 %	97.91 %	97.7 %	97.18 %	97.56 %	97.96 %	98.33 %	97.96 %	96.74 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
1	(Na_0.51K_0.037)_Σ0.547 (Ca_1.265Na_0.598Fe_0.131Mn_0.005)_Σ1.999 (Mg_2.571Fe²⁺_1.552Al_0.614Fe³⁺_0.238Ti_0.019Cr_0.005Ni_0.001)_Σ5 (Si_7.195Al_0.805)_Σ8 O₂₂ ((OH)_1.962O_0.038)_Σ2
10	(Na_0.49 K_0.08 )_Σ0.57 (Na_0.58Ca_1.42)_Σ2.00 ( Mg_2.56Fe_1.28Ti_0.06Al_1.19)_Σ5.09(Al_1.19Si_6.48)_Σ8.00O₂₂OH₂
11	(Na_0.47 K_0.05 )_Σ0.53 (Na_0.52Ca_1.48)_Σ2.00 ( Mg_2.94Fe_1.29Ti_0.06Al_0.90)_Σ5.19(Al_1.38Si_6.62)_Σ8.00O₂₂OH₂

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Engebøfjellet Eclogite Deposit, Naustdal, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway	Braathen, Alvar, Erambert, Muriel (2014) Structural and metamorphic history of the Engebøfjellet Eclogite and the exhumation of the Western Gneiss Region, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology - Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 94 (1) 53-76	Matrix amphibole in eclogite. Formula normalized by use of Locock, A. J. (2014). An Excel spreadsheet to classify chemical analyses of amphiboles following the IMA 2012 recommendations. Computers & Geosciences, 62, 1-11.
2	Qinglong hills, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	Rong Yan and Jianjun Yang (2013): Metamorphic evolution of porphyroblastic eclogite in Qinglongshan of Donghai of northern Jiangsu Province. Acta Petrologica Sinica 29(5), 1621-1633 (in Chinese with English abstract).	Sample from an eclogite
3	Akeyazhi River valley, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China	Jun Gao, Klemd, R., Lifei Zhang, Su Wang, and Xiong Xiao (1999): P–T path of high-pressure/low-temperature rocks and tectonic implications in the western Tianshan Mountains, NW China. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 17(6), 621-636.	Sample from eclogite
4	Tjeliken eclogite, Strömsund, Jämtland County, Sweden	Majka, J., Janák, M., Andersson, B., Klonowska, I., Gee, D. G., Rosén, Å., & Kośmińska, K. (2014). Pressure–temperature estimates on the Tjeliken eclogite: new insights into the (ultra)-high-pressure evolution of the Seve Nappe Complex in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 390(1), 369-384.	Sample from eclogite matrix.
5	Roadcut Rv 5, Kvineset, Førde, Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway	Krogh, Erling J. (1980) Geochemistry and petrology of glaucophane-bearing eclogites and associated rocks from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Lithos, 13 (4) 355-380 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90054-7	Rim of amphibole in eclogite matrix formed under eclogite facies conditions EPMA analysis
6	" "	Krogh, Erling J. (1980) Geochemistry and petrology of glaucophane-bearing eclogites and associated rocks from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Lithos, 13 (4) 355-380 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90054-7	Analysis from the rim of a matrix amphibole formed under eclogite conditions. EPMA analysis
7	" "	Krogh, Erling J. (1980) Geochemistry and petrology of glaucophane-bearing eclogites and associated rocks from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Lithos, 13 (4) 355-380 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90054-7	Analysis of core of matrix amphibole formed under eclogite facies conditions. EPMA analysis
8	" "	Krogh, Erling J. (1980) Geochemistry and petrology of glaucophane-bearing eclogites and associated rocks from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Lithos, 13 (4) 355-380 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90054-7	Analysis of rim of eclogite matrix amphibole formed under eclogite conditions. EPMA analysis
9	" "	Krogh, Erling J. (1980) Geochemistry and petrology of glaucophane-bearing eclogites and associated rocks from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Lithos, 13 (4) 355-380 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(80)90054-7	Analysis of rim of eclogite matrix amphibole formed under eclogite facies conditions. EPMA analysis
10	Hohl-Felsen eclogite, Wernersdorf, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria	Rogowitz, Anna, Schorn, Simon, Huet, Benjamin (2024) Eclogite dehydration and melt‐induced embrittlement at high‐pressure conditions. Terra Nova, 36 (4) 266-274 doi:10.1111/ter.12707	EMPA analysis (University of Vienna) of an amphibole from eclogite matrix
11	" "	Rogowitz, Anna, Schorn, Simon, Huet, Benjamin (2024) Eclogite dehydration and melt‐induced embrittlement at high‐pressure conditions. Terra Nova, 36 (4) 266-274 doi:10.1111/ter.12707	EMPA analysis (University of Vienna) of an amphibole from eclogite facies vein in eclogite
12	Eclogite outcrops, Shang Sumdo région, Leh District, Ladakh, India	Sachan, K. H.; Bodnar, R. J.; Islam, R.; Szabo, Cs.; Lawi, R. D. (1999) Exhumation History of Eclogites from the Tso-Morari Crystalline Complex in Eastern Ladakh: Mineralogical and Fluid Inclusion Constraints. Journal Geological Society of India, 53 (2). 181-190 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1999/530205	EMPA analysis of an amphibole found as an inclusion in the core of an eclogite garnet.

Crystallography of KatophoriteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.8573(8) Å, b = 17.962(1) Å, c = 5.2833(4) Å
β = 104.707(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.549 : 1 : 0.294

Unit Cell V:

904.80 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0020689	Katophorite	Oberti R, Boiocchi M, Hawthorne F C, Ball N A, Harlow G E (2015) Katophorite from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar: mineral description of a rare (grandfathered) endmember of the amphibole supergroup Mineralogical Magazine 79 355-363	2015	near Hpakan, Jade Mine Tract, Kachin State, Myanmar	293
0006115	Katophorite	Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Martin R F (2006) Short-range order in amphiboles from the Bear Lake diggings, Ontario The Canadian Mineralogist 44 1171-1179	2006	Bear Lake diggings, Bancroft area of Ontario, Canada	293
0005493	Katophorite	Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Sardone N (1996) Sodium at the A site in clinoamphiboles: the effects of composition on patterns of order The Canadian Mineralogist 34 577-593	1996		293
0005492	Katophorite	Hawthorne F C, Oberti R, Sardone N (1996) Sodium at the A site in clinoamphiboles: the effects of composition on patterns of order The Canadian Mineralogist 34 577-593	1996		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Katophorite from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar: mineral description
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O6 0.01289 0.01961 0.01733 0.00087 0.00370 0.00465
O7 0.01566 0.01471 0.02408 0.00000 0.00494 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
8.421 Å	(55)
3.378 Å	(61)
3.129 Å	(69)
2.942 Å	(43)
2.700 Å	(100)
2.583 Å	(46)
2.536 Å	(65)
2.334 Å	(41)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
39 : High-? metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh ? facies)

Type Occurrence of KatophoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA, catalogue number H32374

Synonyms of KatophoriteHide

IMA2013-140

Magnesiokatophorite

Other Language Names for KatophoriteHide

Dutch:Katophoriet

German:Katophorit
Magnesiokatophorit

Japanese:苦土カトフォラ閃石

Simplified Chinese:镁红闪石

Spanish:Magnesiokatophorita

Relationship of Katophorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Katophorite Root Name Group > Sodium-Calcium Amphibole Subgroup > w(OH,F,Cl)-dominant Amphibole Group > Amphibole Supergroup

Other Members of Katophorite Root Name Group:

Ferri-fluoro-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferri-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-katophorite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon.
Ferro-ferri-katophorite	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferro-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
'Fluoro-katophorite'	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon.
'Potassic-ferri-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
'Potassic-ferro-ferri-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
'Potassic-fluoro-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

16 photos of Katophorite associated with Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
11 photos of Katophorite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
9 photos of Katophorite associated with Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
9 photos of Katophorite associated with Gittinsite	CaZrSi₂O₇
6 photos of Katophorite associated with Agrellite	NaCa₂Si₄O₁₀F
5 photos of Katophorite associated with Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
4 photos of Katophorite associated with Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
3 photos of Katophorite associated with Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
3 photos of Katophorite associated with Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
2 photos of Katophorite associated with Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.DE.	Shojiite	Na(NaMg)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.DE.	Clino-suenoite	◻Mn²⁺₂(Mg₅)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.	Mangani-eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Mn³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.05	'Permanganogrunerite'	◻{Mn²⁺₂}{Mn²⁺₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.05	Cummingtonite	◻Mg₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.05	Ferri-fluoro-leakeite	NaNa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.05	Grunerite	◻Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.05	Clino-holmquistite Root Name Group	◻Li₂(C²⁺₃C³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)w₂	Mon.
9.DE.10	Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Fluoro-cannilloite	CaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₅Al₃)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Joesmithite	Pb²⁺Ca₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₆Be₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
9.DE.10	Clino-ferro-suenoite	◻Mn²⁺₂(Fe²⁺₅)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Fluoro-tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	'Parvo-manganotremolite'	◻{CaMn²⁺}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Magnesio-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)[(Si₇Al)O₂₂](OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	'Ferro-cannilloite'	CaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₅Al₃O₂₂)OH₂
9.DE.10	'Ferro-ferri-cannilloite'	CaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₅Al₃O₂₂)OH₂
9.DE.10	'Ferro-fluoro-actinolite'	◻{Ca₂}{Fe₅}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Ferro-fluoro-hornblende'	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	Magnesio-ferri-fluoro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-hornblende'	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Ferri-fluoro-tschermakite'	◻{Ca₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-tschermakite'	◻{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Ferro-fluoro-tschermakite'	◻{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Fluoro-tschermakite'	◻{Ca₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	'Magnesio-fluoro-hornblende'	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.10	Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	'Ferro-ferri-tschermakite'	◻{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.10	'Cannilloite'	CaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₅Al₃O₂₂)OH₂	Mon.
9.DE.10	Tschermakite	◻Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Magnesio-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	'Ferri-tschermakite'	◻Ca₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.10	Ferro-actinolite	◻Ca₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.10	Ferro-tschermakite	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-chloro-pargasite	KCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂Cl₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Ferro-fluoro-pargasite'	(Na)(Ca₂)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	'Potassic-ferro-chloro-edenite'	KCa₂Fe²⁺₅(AlSi₇O₂₂)Cl₂
9.DE.15	'Ferro-ferri-sadanagaite'	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.15	Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Fluoro-edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/c
9.DE.15	Pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-fluoro-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-chloro-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂Cl₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Unnamed (F-dominant analogue of Ferri-kaersutite)'	(Na,K)Ca₂[Mg₃(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)Ti](Si₆Al₂O₂₂)(F,O)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-sadanagaite	KCa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2
9.DE.15	Ferri-kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₆Al₂O₂₂)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-pargasite	KCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-ferro-sadanagaite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.15	Kaersutite	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Ferro-chloro-pargasite'	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)Cl₂
9.DE.15	Potassic-fluoro-pargasite	KCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-ferro-ferri-sadanagaite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Fluoro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Parvo-mangano-edenite'	{Na}{CaMn²⁺}{Mg₅}(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Ferro-fluoro-edenite	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Mangani-pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Mn³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Sadanagaite	NaCa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₅Al₃O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.15	Magnesio-hastingsite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Ferri-sadanagaite'	NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.15	'Ferro-sadanagaite'	NaCa₂(Fe₃Al₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.15	'Ferri-fluoro-sadanagaite'	{Na}{Ca₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-sadanagaite'	{Na}{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	'Ferro-fluoro-sadanagaite'	{Na}{Ca₂}{Fe²⁺₃Al₂}(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	'Fluoro-sadanagaite'	{Na}{Ca₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	'Potassic-chloro-sadanagaite'	KCa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)Cl₂
9.DE.15	'Potassic-ferro-chloro-sadanagaite'	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Al₃Si₅O₂₂)Cl₂
9.DE.15	Ferro-edenite	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Oxo-magnesio-hastingsite	NaCa₂(Mg₃(Fe³⁺_2-x,Ti_x))₅(Si₆Al₂O₂₂)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Fluoro-hastingsite'	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.15	Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite	KCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Vanadio-pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg³⁺₄V)(Al₂Si₆)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	'Ferro-kaersutite'	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₃AlTi)(Si₆Al₂O₂₂)O₂	Mon.
9.DE.15	Chromio-pargasite	NaCa₂(Mg₄Cr)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.15	Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ghoseite'	◻[Mn²⁺Na][Mg₄Al]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
9.DE.20	Potassic-ferro-taramite	K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Ferri-fluoro-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Barroisite	◻(CaNa)(Mg₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Fluoro-richterite	Na(CaNa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite	K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Potassic-ferri-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	'Potassic-ferro-richterite'	K(CaNa)Fe²⁺₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	Potassic-fluoro-richterite	K(CaNa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Potassic-richterite	K(CaNa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Ferri-ghoseite	◻(Mn²⁺Na)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Fluoro-taramite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-katophorite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon.
9.DE.20	Richterite	Na(CaNa)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Ferri-winchite	◻(NaCa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Fluoro-katophorite'	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂	Mon.
9.DE.20	Hjalmarite	Na(NaMn)Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Ferro-taramite	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Clinoferroholmquistite'	◻Li₂[Fe²⁺₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH,F)₂
9.DE.20	Ferro-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Taramite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Potassic-fluoro-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-fluoro-katophorite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	Ferri-katophorite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-barroisite'	◻(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	Ferri-taramite	Na(CaNa)(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Potassic-ferro-ferri-katophorite'	K(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-winchite'	◻(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
9.DE.20	Winchite	◻(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ferro-fluoro-richterite'	{Na}{CaNa}{Fe²⁺₅}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Fluoro-winchite'	◻(CaNa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-fluoro-winchite'	◻{CaNa}{Fe²⁺₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferri-barroisite'	◻(CaNa)(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-taramite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	'Ferri-fluoro-barroisite'	◻{CaNa}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-fluoro-barroisite'	◻{CaNa}{Fe²⁺₃Al₂}(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-barroisite'	◻{CaNa}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Fluoro-barroisite'	◻{CaNa}{Mg₃Al₂}(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	Ferro-ferri-katophorite	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ferri-fluoro-taramite'	Na(CaNa)(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-taramite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Ferro-fluoro-taramite'	Na(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.20	'Potassic-ferri-taramite'	K(CaNa)(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.20	'Magnesiotaramite'	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg₃AlFe³⁺}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.20	'Ferro-barroisite'	◻(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Scandio-winchite	◻(NaCa)(Mg₄Sc)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	Ferro-richterite	Na(CaNa)Fe²⁺₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.20	'Ferro-winchite'	◻(CaNa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	'Clino-sodic-fluoro-holmquistite'	{Na}{Li₂}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	Ferro-ferri-nybøite	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃,Mg)Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Clino-ferro-ferri-holmquistite	◻Li₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Oxo-pargasite'	NaCa₂(Mg₃(Al_2-xTi_x))₅(Si₆Al₂O₂₂)O₂
9.DE.25	'Ferri-nybøite'	NaNa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	'Ferro-ferri-leakeite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Ferri-leakeite	NaNa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Fluoro-pedrizite	NaLi₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Arfvedsonite	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Mangano-ferri-fluoro-leakeite'	NaNa₂(Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Ferri-obertiite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Riebeckite	◻Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Unnamed (Possible K-analogue of Ferri-obertiite)'	KNa₂((Mg,Fe,Na)₃Fe³⁺(Ti,Fe))Si₈O₂₂(O,F)₂
9.DE.25	Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)[Si₈O₂₂]F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Ferro-fluoro-glaucophane'	◻[Na₂][Fe²⁺₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂F₂
9.DE.25	Oxo-mangani-leakeite	NaNa₂(Mn³⁺₄Li)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Fluoro-leakeite	NaNa₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Nybøite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Sodic-ferri-clinoferroholmquistite'	Na_0.5{Li₂}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Potassic-arfvedsonite	KNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Potassic-mangano-mangani-ungarettiite'	KNa₂(Mn²⁺₂Mn³⁺₃)Si₈O₂₂O₂
9.DE.25	Potassic-jeanlouisite	K(NaCa)(Mg₄Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Ferri-pedrizite	NaLi₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Ferro-fluoro-pedrizite	NaLi₂(Fe²⁺₂Al₂Li)[Si₈O₂₂]F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Potassic-ferri-leakeite	KNa₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite	KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Mangani-obertiite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Mn³⁺Ti⁴⁺)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Scandio-fluoro-eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Sc)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Ferro-eckermannite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Ferro-ferri-pedrizite	NaLi₂(Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Pedrizite'	NaLi₂(LiMg₂Al₂)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Ferro-pedrizite	NaLi₂(Fe²⁺₂Al₂Li)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Potassic-mangani-leakeite	KNa₂(Mg₂Mn³⁺₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Clino-fluoro-holmquistite'	◻{Li₂}{Mg₃Al₂}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	Ferro-ferri-obertiite	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Magnesio-riebeckite	◻Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite	KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Fluoro-nybøite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(F,OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Mangano-ferri-eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Fluoro-glaucophane'	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂F₂
9.DE.25	Fluoro-riebeckite	◻Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite	◻Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Fluoro-eckermannite'	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂F₂
9.DE.25	'Ferro-fluoro-eckermannite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al}Si₈O₂₂F₂
9.DE.25	'Fluoro-arfvedsonite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂F₂
9.DE.25	Magnesio-arfvedsonite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Ferri-fluoro-nybøite'	NaNa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-nybøite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	Ferro-glaucophane	◻Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Ferro-fluoro-nybøite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	Mangani-dellaventuraite	NaNa₂(MgMn³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺Li)Si₈O₂₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Ferro-leakeite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₂Al₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.25	'Leakeite'	NaNa₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.25	'Potassic-leakeite'	KNa₂(Mg₂Al₂Li)(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
9.DE.25	'Ferri-fluoro-pedrizite'	NaLi₂(LiMg₂Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	'Ferro-ferri-fluoro-pedrizite'	NaLi₂(LiFe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂)(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	'Ferro-nybøite'	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂	Mon.
9.DE.25	'Clino-ferro-ferri-fluoro-holmquistite'	◻{Li₂}{Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite	NaNa₂(Mn²⁺₂Mn³⁺₃)(Si₈O₂₂)O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DE.25	'Clino-ferri-fluoro-holmquistite'	◻{Li₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂
9.DE.25	'Clino-ferro-fluoro-holmquistite'	◻{Li₂}{Fe²⁺₃Al₂}(Si₈O₂₂)F₂

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Oberti, R., Boiocchi, M., Hawthorne, F.C., Ball, N.A., Harlow, G.E.

Deer, et al (1963) volume 2: 359-363.

Leake, Bernard E. (1978) Nomenclature of amphiboles. American Mineralogist, 63 (11-12) 1023-1052

Leake, B. E., Woolley, A. R., Arps, C. E. S., Birch, W. D., Gilbert, M. C., Grice, J. D., Hawthorne, F. C., Kato, A., Kisch, H. J., Krivovochev, V. G., Linthout, K., Laird, J., Mandarino, J. A., Maresch, W. V., Nickel, E.H., Rock, N. M. S., Schumacher, J. C., Smith, D. C., Stephenson, N. C. N., Ungaretti, L., Whittaker, E. J. W., Youzhi, Gou (1997) Nomenclature of amphiboles: report of the Subcommittee on Amphiboles of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35 (1) 219-246

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1998) The Second List of Additions and Corrections to the Glossary of Mineral Species (1995) - The Amphibole Group. The Mineralogical Record, 29 (3) 169-174

(2001) Katophorite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Hawthorne, F. C., Oberti, R. (2006) On the classification of amphiboles. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (1) 1-21 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.1.1

Hawthorne, F. C., Oberti, R., Harlow, G. E., Maresch, W. V., Martin, R. F., Schumacher, J. C., Welch, M. D. (2012) Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup. American Mineralogist, 97 (11) 2031-2048 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4276

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 20. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (3) 549-558 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.3.05

Oberti, Roberta, Boiocchi, Massimo, Hawthorne, Frank C., Ball, Neil A., Harlow, George E. (2015) Katophorite from the Jade Mine Tract, Myanmar: mineral description of a rare (grandfathered) endmember of the amphibole supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (2) 355-363 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.2.13

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Algeria
Skikda Province Azzaba District Es Sebt ⓘ Djebel Guettara Mn deposit	Byramjee R.and Meindre M. (1956)

Angola
Huíla Province Quilengues ⓘ Mount Tchivira	Eur. J. Mineral.

Antarctica
East Antarctica Queen Maud Land ⓘ Straumsvola complex	Woolley (2019)

Argentina
Salta Province Iruya Department ⓘ Los Alisos	Woolley (1987)

Australia
New South Wales Forbes Co. Grenfell ⓘ Hoskins mine	Oberti et al. (2016)
Northern Territory Central Desert Region Alcoota Station ⓘ ~~Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine~~
ⓘ Mud Tank Zircon Field	Black et al. (1978) +3 other references

Austria
Styria Deutschlandsberg District Wies Wernersdorf ⓘ Hohl-Felsen eclogite	Rogowitz et al. (2024)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska Doboj ⓘ Ozren Massif	Putiš et al. (2022) +1 other reference

Brazil
São Paulo Ilhabela Búzios island ⓘ Búzios island alkaline massif	de Barros Gomes et al. (2017)
São Sebastião ⓘ Montão de Trigo island	Rojas et al. (2016)

Bulgaria
Sofia Province Svoge Municipality Svidnya ⓘ Svidnya Complex	Grozdanov +4 other references

Burkina Faso
Plateau-Central Region Ganzourgou Province ⓘ Ouin Intrusion	Ducellier (1963)

Cameroon
Southwest Region Manyu Mamfe ⓘ Nda-Ali Massif	Dessauvage +2 other references

Canada
British Columbia Kamloops Mining Division Blue River carbonatites ⓘ Fir carbonatite	Chudy T et al. (2014)
Northwest Territories Mazenod Lake District ⓘ Big Spruce Lake carbonatite	Dai (1995)
Nova Scotia Cumberland Co. ⓘ Wentworth plutonic complex	Doucette et al. (1997)
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region Ungava bay Abloviak fjord ⓘ Torngat dikes	Sebastian Tappe +1 other reference
Ontario Haliburton County Highlands East Township Monmouth Township ⓘ ~~Bear Lake diggings~~	David K. Joyce specimen
Kenora District Ring of Fire BMA527861 Area ⓘ Black Thor chromite deposit	Laarman (2014)
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue RCM Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue ⓘ ~~Kipawa alkaline complex~~	Currie et al. (1996)

China
Henan Xinyang Luoshan Co. Sujiahe ⓘ Xiongdian	Ratschbacher et al. (2006)
Xin Co. ⓘ Tianpu	Zhang et al. (1994) +1 other reference
Hunan Changsha Ningxiang City ⓘ Yunyingwo	Mei et al. (1998)
Inner Mongolia Tongliao City (Tongliao Prefecture) Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.) ⓘ Baerzhe complex	Wu et al. (2021)
Jiamusi Block ⓘ Heilongjiang Complex	Sun et al. (2025)
Jiangsu Lianyungang Donghai Co. ⓘ Qinglong hills (Qinglongshan)	Rong Yan and Jianjun Yang (2013)
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Da Qaidam (Dachaidan Co.) ⓘ Yuka river (Yukahe)	Chen Danling et al. (2007)
Shandong Weifang Zhucheng City ⓘ Xiaoxinzhuang	Yuan et al. (2022)
Sichuan Liangshan Yi Xichang County ⓘ Taihe intrusion	Shellnutt et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Xinjiang Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ Akeyazhi River valley	Gao et al. (1999)
Zhaosu Co. ⓘ Atantayi valley	Xin Liu et al. (2013)
Zhejiang Hangzhou Xiaoshan District ⓘ Daolinshan	Li et al. (2008) +1 other reference

Cuba
Villa Clara Province ⓘ Escambray Mountain (Sierra de Escambray)	Maresch et al. (2012)

Denmark
ⓘ North Jutland Region	Pedersen et al. (1975) +5 other references

Dominican Republic
María Trinidad Sánchez Province Río San Juan ⓘ Río San Juan Complex	Krebs et al. (2008)

DR Congo
South Kivu Kabare Territory ⓘ Biega Complex	N.. Boutakoff. (1956) +3 other references
ⓘ Bukavu Volcanic Field	Kanika et al. (1981) +3 other references

Ecuador
El Oro Province ⓘ Raspas eclogitic complex	John et al. (2010)

Ethiopia
Afar Region Kilbet Rasu ⓘ Ma'Alalta Volcano	Tazieff et al. (decembre 67-fevrier 68) +4 other references
Oromia Region West Shewa Zone ⓘ Nekepti Occurrence	Comucci (Africa orientale) +4 other references

France
French Polynesia Austral Islands ⓘ Raivavae Island	Jeremine (1959) +1 other reference

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Region Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Waldbrunn Waldkatzenbach ⓘ Katzenbuckel	Lippolt et al. (1976) +4 other references

Greece
South Aegean Tinos Tinos Panormos Bay ⓘ Planitis Island	Färber (n.d.)

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	Petersen (2001)
Tuttutooq ⓘ Tugtutôq Older Giant Dyke Complex	Upton et al. (1985)
Northeast Greenland National Park ⓘ Werner Bjerge Complex	Brooks et al. (1982, June)
Sermersooq ⓘ Ikka-Grønnedal Complex (Ika-Grønnedal)	Marks et al. (2004)
ⓘ Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite	Tappe et al. (2009)

India
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur District Wajrakarur kimberlite field Wajrakarur–Lattavaram cluster ⓘ P12 kimberlite	Kaur et al. (2016)
Palnadu District ⓘ Gundlapalle	Sadashivaiah et al. (1965, February) +1 other reference
Ladakh Leh District Shang Sumdo région ⓘ Eclogite outcrops	Sachan et al. (1999)
Tamil Nadu Krishnagiri District ⓘ Hogenakal	Srinivasan (1977) +1 other reference
Telangana Nalgonda District ⓘ Gundrapalli Lamproite 1	Kaur et al. (2017)
ⓘ Vattikod lamproite	Kaur et al. (2016)
West Bengal Purulia District ⓘ Purulia carbonatite	Mineral. Petrol. 95 (2009) +1 other reference
ⓘ Beldih Dyke and phosphate quarry	Ghosh Roy et al. (1993) +2 other references

Indonesia
East Nusa Tenggara Province West Timor Belu ⓘ Mount Manoeba	Brouwer +2 other references

Italy
Aosta Valley Gressoney Valley ⓘ Lillianes	Silvana Martin et al. (2025)

Japan
Ehime Prefecture Niihama City Besshi ⓘ Besshi mine (Bessi mine)	Introduction to Japanese Minerals (Geological Survey of Japan, 1970)
Sebadani ⓘ Eclogite occurrence	Naohito Kishira (2013)
Shikokuchuo City Doi ⓘ Irazuyama (Iratsuyama)	S. Matsubara (Koubutsu Joho, 2002)
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki City Mie ⓘ Mie melange	Nishiyama et al. (2017)
Niigata Prefecture Itoigawa City ⓘ Yamanobo	Takasu A et al. (Sakamoto)
Yamaguchi Prefecture Ube City ⓘ Utsugiono	Murakami (1964)

Kenya
ⓘ Baringo-Laikipia Volcanic Area	Hackmann +3 other references
Baringo County ⓘ Korosi Volcano	Hackmann +1 other reference
ⓘ Londiani Volcano	Binge (1962)
ⓘ Ribkwo Volcano	Webb +2 other references
ⓘ Eldoret and Kapsabet Plateau	Sanders (1963) +1 other reference
Kajiado County ⓘ Magadi Volcanic Area	Baker (1958) +5 other references
ⓘ Ol Esayeiti Volcano	Matheson (1966) +2 other references
ⓘ Suswa Volcanic Area	Baker et al. (1988) +1 other reference
Kitui County ⓘ Yatta Plateau	Dodson (1953) +4 other references
Machakos County ⓘ North Machakos-Thika Volcanic Area	Fairburn (1963) +1 other reference
Meru County ⓘ Nyambeni Hills Volcanic Field	Williams (1966) +6 other references
Nairobi County ⓘ Nairobi Volcanic area	Saggerson (1991)
Nakuru County ⓘ Menengai Volcano	McCall (1967) +6 other references
ⓘ Nakuru Volcanic Area	McCall (1967)
Nandi County ⓘ Kericho and Sotik volcanic area	Schoeman (1949) +1 other reference
ⓘ Tinderet volcano	Binge (1962) +4 other references
Narok County ⓘ Mau Volcanic Area	Williams (1991)
ⓘ Narok and Mara River Volcanic Area	Shackleton (1946) +2 other references
Samburu County ⓘ Barsalinga Phonolite flows	Hackman et al. (1989)
Turkana County ⓘ Kalossia-Tiati Volcanic Areas	Mason et al. (1957) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kanatim Volcano	Key (1987)
ⓘ Maralal volcanic area	Shackleton (1946) +4 other references
ⓘ North Turkana Volcanic Province	Smith (1938) +3 other references

Kyrgyzstan
Chuy Region Kemin District ⓘ Aqtyuz eclogite	OROZBAEV et al. (2007) +1 other reference

Madagascar
Sofia Befandriana Nord District ⓘ Amparihy Complex	Lacroix (1923) +2 other references

Malawi
Southern Region Machinga ⓘ Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes	Garson (1960) +8 other references
ⓘ Chinduzi Intrusion	Bloomfield (1965) +4 other references
Mulanje ⓘ Mlanje Massif	pdfs.semanticscholar.org (n.d.) +5 other references

Mongolia
Ömnögovi Province Noyon District ⓘ Tost and Noyon Ranges Volcanic Fields	Goreglyad +2 other references

Mozambique
Sofala Province Gorongosa District ⓘ Chuata Phonolite Plug	Teale et al. (1923)
Maringué District ⓘ Pompue Group of Hills	Teale et al. (1923)
Tete Province Dôa District ⓘ Lupata Volcanic Field	Hunting Geology & Geophysics Ltd . ... +8 other references

Myanmar (TL)
Kachin State Mohnyin District Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan) ⓘ Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract (TL)	Shi et al. (2011) +4 other references
ⓘ Tawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw)	Nyunt (2009) +1 other reference

Namibia
Khomas Region Windhoek Rural Aris ⓘ Aris Quarries ?	...
ǁKaras Region Karasburg West ⓘ ~~Marinkas Kwela~~	Bernasconi (1981) +2 other references

New Zealand
Otago Region Dunedin City Otago Peninsula ⓘ Hoopers Inlet	Allen (1974)

Niger
Agadez ⓘ Todra and Tin Taralle Volcanic Field	Black +3 other references

North Korea
Kangwon Province Pyonggang County ⓘ Abdong Zr-Nb deposit (Aptong; Apdong)	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)

Norway
Buskerud Kongsberg ⓘ Lake Mykle	Bonin et al. (2003)
Vestfold Færder Færder Islands ⓘ Hoftøya ?	Andersen (2017)
ⓘ Langøya ?	Andersen (2017)
Sandefjord Østerøya Yxney ⓘ Kjela	Piilonen et al. (2013)
ⓘ Vesterøya	Larsen et al. (2010)
ⓘ Buer	Larsen (1995)
ⓘ Husebyåsen prospect	Larsen (1995) +1 other reference
ⓘ Husefjell	Larsen (1995)
ⓘ Kariåsen	Piilonen et al. (2013) +1 other reference
Nedre Holtan ⓘ Døvesenteret	Piilonen et al. (2013)
ⓘ Urderåsen	Åsheim et al. (2008)
ⓘ Vøra	Larsen (1995)
Vestland Sunnfjord Førde Kvineset ⓘ Roadcut Rv 5	Krogh (1980)
Naustdal ⓘ Engebøfjellet Eclogite Deposit	Braathen et al. (2014)
ⓘ Naustdal Eclogite Deposit	Krogh (1980)

Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Tangir District ⓘ Kohistan Batholith	Hussain et al. (2026)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Mansehra District Kaghan valley Naran ⓘ Besal	Pognante et al. (1991)

Paraguay
Alto Paraguay Department ⓘ Cerro Boggiani	Comin-Chiaramonti et al. (2016)

Portugal
Azores ⓘ São Miguel	Abdel-Monem et al. (1975) +11 other references
Terceira Angra do Heroísmo ⓘ Caldeira-Castelinho Ignimbrite Formation	www.minersoc.org (n.d.)

Russia
Krasnoyarsk Krai Maimecha and Kotui Rivers Basin ⓘ Gulinskii massif (Guli)	Dvorani (2016)
Murmansk Oblast Kovdorsky District Kovdor Massif ⓘ Kovdor Phlogopite mine	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Kukisvumchorr Mt	Konopleva et al. (2008)
ⓘ Lovozero Massif	Mikhailova et al. (2022)
ⓘ Mt. Kuetnyuchorr	Mokrushina et al. (2023)
ⓘ Lyavochorr Mountain	Konopleva et al. (2008)
ⓘ Soustov intrusion	Bea et al. (2001)
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District ⓘ Tiksheozero massif (Tkishozerskii massif; Tiksheozersky)	www.researchgate.net (n.d.)

Saint Helena， Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
ⓘ Ascension Island	Bell (1967) +20 other references

Saudi Arabia
Ha'il Region ⓘ Jabal Ar Rumman Granite Complex	Quick (1983) +1 other reference
ⓘ Jabal Salma Complex	Kellogg (1984)
ⓘ Silsilah Deposit	du Bray +1 other reference
Mecca Region ⓘ Harrat Kishb Volcanic Field	MCGUIRE (1988) +2 other references
ⓘ Harrat Rahat Lava Field	Camp et al. (1989) +2 other references
Medina Region ⓘ Harrats Khaybar	Baker et al. (1973) +1 other reference

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Lučenec District ⓘ Bulhary	Huraiová et al. (2017)

Sweden
Jämtland County Strömsund ⓘ Tjeliken eclogite	Majka et al. (2014) +1 other reference
Västernorrland County Sundsvall ⓘ Alnö Complex	Kresten +19 other references

Switzerland
Valais Martigny Mont Chemin mining district ⓘ Tête des Econduits

UK
Scotland Argyll and Bute Isle of Islay ⓘ Cnoc Rhaonastil Intrusion	an example from the British Tertiary Igneous Province. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (4) +4 other references

USA
Colorado El Paso County ⓘ Mount Rosa	Livingston (2020)
Vermont Orleans & Lamoille Cos. Lowell & Eden ⓘ Belvidere Mountain Quarries	Levitan et al. (2009)

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