Tremolite In Marble Thin Section

Black grains of magnesiocoulsonite with green chromian tremolite metallic bronze grain of thiospinelid of kalininite florensovite series is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Tremolite in marble thin section. Tremolite is a relatively common mineral in some metamorphic rocks. The word marble derives from the greek màrmaron crystalline rock shining stone. Tremolite and actinolite both form thin parallel flexible fibers up to 10 in 25 cm in length which are used commercially as asbestos. Pereval marble quarry slyudyanka sludyanka lake baikal area irkutskaya oblast prebaikalia pribaikal e eastern siberian region russia.

Acicular tremolite in quartzite. This process generally increases the average grain size which gives marble its sparkling appearance. Tremolite in thin section thin section gigapans. The mineral is abundant and widespread.

It occurs from the conversion of dolomite silica and water into tremolite calcite and carbon dioxide by way of the following reaction. 5camg co 3 2 dolomite 8sio 2 h 2 o ca 2 mg 5 si 8 o 22 oh 2 tremolite 3caco 3 calcite 7co 2. Tremolite is known as nephrite jade when it is massive and fine grained. Tremolite in hand sample.

It is the product of both thermal and regional metamorphism and is an indicator of metamorphic. Tremolite in talc tremolite schist plane polars. Home atlas of minerals in thin section. Scanning electron micrograph of tremolite.

Tremolite thin section photomicrographs are taken in plane polarized light and cross polarized light and can easily be recognized under the microscope.