Eastonite

Japanese: eastonite
Eastonite

...Mica that contains divalent cations such as Ca between the layers is called brittle mica.
[Major types and idealized chemical composition]
(1) Dioctahedral mica Muscovite KAl 2 (Si 3 Al)O 10 (OH) 2 Paragonite (NaAl 2 (Si 3 Al)O 10 (OH) 2 (2) Trioctahedral mica Phlogopite KMg 3 (Si 3 Al)O 10 (OH) 2 Biotite K(Fe,Mg) 3 (Si 3 Al)O 10 (OH) 2 Annite KFe 3 (Si 3 Al)O 10 (OH) 2 Eastonite KMg 2.5 Al 0.5 (Si 2.5 Al 1.5 )O 10 (OH) 2 Siderophyllite KFe 2.5 Al 0.5 ( Si , Al) O 10 ( OH , F) 2 Lepidolite (also called red mica, lepidolite, or lepidolite) KLi 2 AlSi 4 O 10 F 2 to K(Li,Al) 2.5 (Si,Al)(OH,F) 2
[Crystallographic and mineralogical properties]
Mica is easily broken into plates and has an external shape close to a hexagonal plate, but other crystal faces are not well developed. It is often twinned.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "eastonite" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…層間にCaなど2価の陽イオンの入ったものはゼイ(脆)雲母と呼ばれている。
[おもな種類と理想化した化学組成]
(1)二・八面体雲母 白雲母muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 ソーダ雲母paragonite(ナトリウム雲母,パラゴナイトとも呼ぶ)NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2(2)三・八面体雲母 金雲母phlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 黒雲母biotite K(Fe,Mg)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 アナイトannite KFe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 イーストン石eastonite  KMg2.5Al0.5(Si2.5Al1.5)O10(OH)2 シデロフィライトsiderophyllite  KFe2.5Al0.5(Si,Al)O10(OH,F)2 鱗雲母lepidolite(紅雲母,リシア雲母,レピドライトとも呼ぶ)KLi2AlSi4O10F2からK(Li,Al)2.5(Si,Al)(OH,F)2
[結晶学的および鉱物学的性質]
 雲母は平板状にわれやすく,六角板状に近い外形を示すが,他の結晶面はあまり発達しない。また双晶していることが多い。…

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