Early-formed olivine, phlogopite, monticellite, and apatite are commonly replaced by deuteric serpentine and carbonate.
Italian mineralogist Teodoro Monticelli is the namesake of Monticellite. Monticellite is an uncommon, but widespread mineral that occurs in localities including Italy, Scotland, Ireland, the Unites States, …
Monticellite, grayish silicate mineral in the olivine family, calcium and magnesium silicate (CaMgSiO4), that occurs as small crystals or grains in metamorphosed siliceous …
Monticellite is a relatively rare mineral in the Eifel volcanic field. It has nevertheless been found in several parageneses in Bellerberg. It was first found in calcium-rich xenoliths as …
Fine-grained dark amber monticellite overgrowths on micro-melaijolite cores consisting of magnetite, melanite, clinopyroxene, biotite, and apatite (roughly polished sawn surface). …
Occurs in banded iron formations subjected to low-grade regional metamorphism and in MgO riche skarn. Monticellite is also present in kimberlites and in smelting byproducts.
51: Nesosilicate Minerals 03: Nesosilicates Nesosilicate Insular SiO4 Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination 02: Monticellite - Kirschsteinite …
Localities for Monticellite Hide. This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a …
In these kimberlites, monticellite (Mtc) is abundant (25–45 vol%) and can be classified into two distinct morphological types: discrete and intergrown groundmass …
Environment: Occurs in a carbonatite, a magmatic product of silica-deficient magma differentiation and rich in CO2. IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1831. Locality: …