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Calc-silicate minerals
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A petrological term for calcium-rich silicate minerals (often simply termed "calcsilicates" in the modern literature), especially:
Actinolite, Andradite, Anorthite, Clinozoisite, Diopside, Epidote, Grossular, Hedenbergite, Johannsenite, Meionite, Prehnite, Pumpellyite Subgroup, Titanite, Tremolite, Uvarovite, Vesuvianite group, Wollastonite, Xonotlite, Zoisite.
Rocks consisting of these minerals are termed calc-silicate rocks.
Actinolite, Andradite, Anorthite, Clinozoisite, Diopside, Epidote, Grossular, Hedenbergite, Johannsenite, Meionite, Prehnite, Pumpellyite Subgroup, Titanite, Tremolite, Uvarovite, Vesuvianite group, Wollastonite, Xonotlite, Zoisite.
Rocks consisting of these minerals are termed calc-silicate rocks.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51217
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51217:6
Synonyms of Calc-silicate minerals
Other Information
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Calc-silicate minerals in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Calc-silicate minerals
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References for Calc-silicate minerals
Reference List:
Vidale, Rosemary J., Hewitt, and David A. (1973) Mobile components in the formation of calc-silicate bands. American Mineralogist, 58 (11-12) 991-997
Ghent, Edward D., Robbins, David B., Stout, Mavis Z. (1979) Geothermometry, geobarometry, and fluid compositions of metamorphosed calc-silicates and pelites, Mica Creek, British Columbia. American Mineralogist, 64 (7-8) 874-885
Zahm, Alain (1987) The compositional evolution of calc silicates from the Salau skarn-deposit (AriÚge, Pyrénées). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 110 (6) 623-632 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1987.8005
Munyanyiwa, Hubert (1990) Mineral assemblages in calc-silicates and marbles in the Zambezi mobile belt: their implications on mineral-forming reactions during metamorphism. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 10 (4) 693-700 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(90)90035-d
Oliver, Nicholas H. S., Wall, Victor J., Cartwright, Ian (1992) Internal control of fluid compositions in amphibolite-facies scapolitic calc-silicates, Mary Kathleen, Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 111 (1) 94-112 doi:10.1007/bf00296581
Pan, Yuanming, Fleet, Michael E. (1992) Mineralogy and genesis of calc-silicates associated with Archean volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits at the Manitouwadge mining camp, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 29 (7) 1375-1388 doi:10.1139/e92-111
FITZSIMONS, I. C. W., HARLEY, S. L. (1994) Garnet coronas in scapolite-wollastonite calc-silicates from East Antarctica: the application and limitations of activity-corrected grids. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 12 (6) 761-777 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.1994.tb00058.x
Cartwright, I., Buick, I. S., Weaver, T. R., Vry, J. K., Oliver, N. H. S. (1995) Patterns of fluid flow in Proterozoic calcâsilicates: Fluid channelling and variations in fluid fluxes and intrinsic permeabilities. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 42 (3) 259-265 doi:10.1080/08120099508728200
Piazolo, Markl (1999) Humite- and scapolite-bearing assemblages in marbles and calcsilicates of Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica: new data for Gondwana reconstructions. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 17 (1). 91-107 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00179.x
Schmid, Robert, Franz, Leander, OberhÀnsli, Roland, Dong, Shuwen (2000) High-Si phengite, mineral chemistry and P-T evolution of ultra-high-pressure eclogites and calc-silicates from the Dabie Shan, eastern China. Geological Journal, 35 (3) 185-207 doi:10.1002/gj.863
Lerouge, C., Feybesse, J.L., Guerrot, C., Billa, M., Diaby, S. (2004) Reaction textures in Proterozoic calcsilicates from northern Guinea: a record of the fluid evolution. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 39 (3) 105-113 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.058
Grapes, R.H. (2006) Calc-Silicates and Evaporates. In Pyrometamorphism. Springer-Verlag. p.115-166. doi:10.1007/3-540-29454-6_4
Delpino, Sergio H., Dristas, Jorge A. (2008) Dolomitic marbles and associated calc-silicates, Tandilia belt, Argentina: Geothermobarometry, metamorphic evolution, and PâT path. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 25 (4) 501-525 doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2007.06.001
Grapes, Rodney (2010) Calc-Silicates and Evaporates. In Pyrometamorphism. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p.141-197. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15588-8_4
Mikaeili, Khadijeh, Baghban, Saeid, Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza, Lentz, David R., Moayyed, Mohsen (2023) Genesis of the Brazin Iron Skarn Deposit, NW Iran: Analysis of formation conditions of calc-silicates and the evolution of fluids responsible for the massive magnetite precipitation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 246. 107162 doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2023.107162
Localities for Calc-silicate minerals
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Edraki et al. (2025) |
Brazil | |
| Santos et al. (2021) |
China | |
| He et al. (2022) |
Indonesia | |
| Handoko et al. (2025) |
Iran | |
| Hassanpour et al. (2023) |
Italy | |
| Cocco et al. (2022) |
Morocco | |
| Bouabdellah et al. (2022) |
Spain | |
| Cepedal et al. (2021) |
