List of mineral end-members

A list of the mineral end-member names and the THERMOCALC abbreviations follows. The full compositions and formulae are available in a file in the downloadable THERMOCALC by direct ftp.


Ortho & Ring Silicates
forsterite              fo                      
fayalite                fa                      
tephroite               teph                    
larnite-bredigite       lrn                     
monticellite            mont                    
clinohumite             chum                    
pyrope                  py                      
almandine               alm                     
spessartine             spss                    
grossular               gr                      
andradite               andr                    
osumilite(1)            osm1                    
osumilite(2)            osm2                    
Fe-osumilite            fosm                    
vesuvianite             vsv                     
andalusite              and                     
kyanite                 ky                      
sillimanite             sill                    
hydroxy-topaz           tpz                     
Mg-staurolite           mst                     
Fe-staurolite           fst                     
Mn-staurolite           mnst                    
Mg-chloritoid           mctd                    
Fe-chloritoid           fctd                    
Mn-chloritoid           mnctd                   
merwinite               merw                    
spurrite                spu                     
zoisite                 zo                      
clinozoisite            cz                      
Fe-epidote              fep                     
epidote                 ep                      
lawsonite               law                     
pumpellyite             pump                    
gehlenite               geh                     
akermanite              ak                      
rankinite               rnk                     
tilleyite               ty                      
cordierite              crd                     
hydrous cordierite      hcrd                    
Fe-cordierite           fcrd                    
Mn-cordierite           mncrd                   
phase A                 phA                     
sphene                  sph                     
zircon                  zrc                     

Chain Silicates
enstatite               en                      
ferrosilite             fs                      
Mg-Tschermak pyroxene   mgts                    
diopside                di                      
hedenbergite            hed                     
jadeite                 jd                      
acmite                  acm                     
Ca-Tschermak pyroxene   cats                    
rhodonite               rhod                    
pyroxmangite            pxmn                    
wollastonite            wo                      
pseudowollastonite      pswo                    
tremolite               tr                      
ferroactinolite         fact                    
tschermakite            ts                      
pargasite               parg                    
glaucophane             gl                      
Fe-glaucophane          fgl                     
riebeckite              rieb                    
anthophyllite           anth                    
Fe-anthophyllite        fanth                   
cummingtonite           cumm                    
grunerite               grun                    
gedrite                 ged                     
sapphirine (442)        spr4                    
sapphirine (793)        spr7                    
Fe-sapphirine           fspr                    
Mg-carpholite           mcar                    
Fe-carpholite           fcar                    
deerite                 deer                    

Sheet Silicates
muscovite               mu                      
celadonite              cel                     
Fe-celadonite           fcel                    
paragonite              pa                      
margarite               ma                      
phlogopite              phl                     
annite                  ann                     
Mn-biotite              mnbi                    
eastonite               east                    
Na-phlogopite           naph                    
clinochlore             clin                    
amesite                 ames                    
Al-free chlorite        afchl                   
daphnite                daph                    
Mn-chlorite             mnchl                   
sudoite                 sud                     
Fe-sudoite              fsud                    
pyrophyllite            prl                     
talc                    ta                      
Fe-talc                 fta                     
tschermak-talc          tats                    
kaolinite               kao                     
prehnite                pre                     
chrysotile              chr                     
antigorite              atg                     

Framework Silicates
albite                  ab                      
high albite             abh                     
microcline              mic                     
sanidine                san                     
anorthite               an                      
quartz                  q                       
tridymite               trd                     
cristobalite            crst                    
coesite                 coe                     
stishovite              stv                     
nepheline               ne                      
kalsilite               kals                    
leucite                 lc                      
meionite                me                      
wairakite               wrk                     
laumontite              lmt                     
heulandite              heu                     
stilbite                stlb                    
analcite                anl                     

Oxides & hydroxides
lime                    lime                    
rutile                  ru                      
periclase               per                     
manganosite             mang                    
corundum                cor                     
hematite                hem                     
nickel oxide            NiO                     
pyrophanite             pnt                     
geikielite              geik                    
ilmenite                ilm                     
baddeleyite             bdy                     
spinel                  sp                      
hercynite               herc                    
magnetite               mt                      
magnesioferrite         mft                     
ulvospinel              usp                     
brucite                 br                      
diaspore                dsp                     
goethite                gth                     

Carbonates
calcite                 cc                      
aragonite               arag                    
magnesite               mag                     
siderite                sid                     
rhodochrosite           rhc                     
dolomite                dol                     
ankerite                ank                     

Elements & gases
iron                    iron                    
nickel                  Ni                      
graphite                gph                     
diamond                 diam                    
water fluid             H2O                     
carbon dioxide          CO2                     
carbon monoxide         CO                      
methane                 CH4                     
oxygen                  O2                      
hydrogen                H2                      

Melt species
forsterite liquid       foL                     
fayalite liquid         faL                     
sillimanite liquid      silL                    
anorthite liquid        anL                     
H2O liquid              h2oL                    
enstatite liquid        enL                     
K-feldspar liquid       kspL                    
Silica liquid           qL                      
diopside liquid         diL                     
albite liquid           abL                     
Mg-pelitic liquid       mliq                    
Fe-pelitic liquid       fliq                    
H2O pelitic liquid      hliq                    

Aqueous species
hydrogen ion (aq)       H+                      
chloride ion (aq)       Cl-                     
hydroxyl ion (aq)       OH-                     
sodium ion (aq)         Na+                     
potassium ion (aq)      K+                      
calcium ion (aq)        Ca++                    
magnesium ion (aq)      Mg++                    
ferrous ion (aq)        Fe++                    
aluminium ion (aq)      Al+++                   
carbonate ion (aq)      CO3--                   
Al(OH)3° (aq)           AlOH3                   
Al(OH)4- ion (aq)       AlOH4-                  
KOH° (aq)               KOH                     
HCl° (aq)               HCl                     
KCl° (aq)               KCl                     
NaCl° (aq)              NaCl                    
CaCl2° (aq)             CaCl2                   
CaCl+ ion (aq)          CaCl+                   
MgCl2° (aq)             MgCl2                   
MgCl+ ion (aq)          MgCl+                   
FeCl2° (aq)             FeCl2                   
aqueous silica          aqSi                    


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