Chantalite

chantalite

vuagnatite

prehnite

hydrogrossular

Images

Formula: CaAl2(SiO4)(OH)4
Unclassified silicate
Specific gravity: 2.8 to 2.9
Streak: White
Colour: Colourless to white
Common impurities: Fe,Mg,Na
Environments

Metamorphic environments

Localities

At the type locality, Covur Yokusutepe Hill, Doganbaba, Yeşilova District, Burdur Province, Turkey, chantalite occurs as anhedral grains, 0.1 0.3 mm in size, in rodingite dikes from an ophiolite zone. Associated minerals include vuagnatite, prehnite, hydrogrossular, chlorite and calcite (AM 63.1282-1284).

Back to Minerals