Replaced the amphibole formed under high-P eclogite facies conditions (floronyb�ite) when uplift and retrogression toward amphibolite-facies conditions occurred. Amphibole group
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Jianchang, Su-Lu coesite-eclogite province, China Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883).