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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dull green mica mineral composed of hydrated potassium iron silicate. Glauconite, unlike other micas, usually occurs as pelletlike grains in marine environments and, hence, is sometimes called green sand. It is formed from the alteration of iron-bearing silicates by ocean water and organisms. Glauconite is found along the Atlantic coast of the North and South America and on the ocean floors. Powdered glauconite has been used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green | + | A dull green mica mineral composed of hydrated potassium iron silicate. Glauconite, unlike other micas, usually occurs as pelletlike grains in marine environments and, hence, is sometimes called green sand. It is formed from the alteration of iron-bearing silicates by ocean water and organisms. Glauconite is found along the Atlantic coast of the North and South America and on the ocean floors. Powdered glauconite has been used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green%20earth green earth] pigment for paints. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 13 June 2013
Description
A dull green mica mineral composed of hydrated potassium iron silicate. Glauconite, unlike other micas, usually occurs as pelletlike grains in marine environments and, hence, is sometimes called green sand. It is formed from the alteration of iron-bearing silicates by ocean water and organisms. Glauconite is found along the Atlantic coast of the North and South America and on the ocean floors. Powdered glauconite has been used as a green earth pigment for paints.
Synonyms and Related Terms
green earth; Glaukonit (Deut.); glauconite (Fr., It., Port.); glaykofanis (Gr.); groene aarde (Ned.); glaukonit (Pol., Sven.); green sand; greensand
Other Properties
Crystals = monoclinic No apparent cleavage.
| Composition | (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
|---|---|
| Mohs Hardness | 2 |
| Density | 2.5-2.7 |
| Refractive Index | 1.62 |
Additional Information
Mineralogy Database: Glauconite
Additional Images
Glauconite
Authority
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glauconite (Accessed Sept. 7, 2005)density = 2.2-2.8
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "glauconite" [Accessed December 11, 2001].
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: density 2.5-2.7 and ref.index.1.62
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976