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EntityQ3797918· pop 5

cyclosilicate, mineral. It was formed as the result of fusion and recrystallization of rocks above burning coal seams. It was subsequently found in nature in hornfels, and rapidly quenched volcanic rocks.

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Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/C.06a
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.CJ.05
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.CJ.05
Commons category
Indialite
IMA Mineral Symbol
Ind
chemical formula
Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)

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