Salite
A variety of Diopside
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About Salite
Formula:
CaMgSi2O6
Name:
Originally reported from Sala, Västmanland, Sweden.
First Recorded Locality:
An obsolete name for a clinopyroxene that would now be classified as an Fe-bearing variety of diopside, i.e. with Mg>Fe.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
10583 (as Salite)
1294 (as Diopside)
1294 (as Diopside)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10583:3 (as Salite)
mindat:1:1:1294:8 (as Diopside)
mindat:1:1:1294:8 (as Diopside)
Similar Names
| Alite (of Törnebohm) | A synonym of Hatrurite | Ca3(SiO4)O |
| Celite | A synonym of Brownmillerite | |
| Halite | A valid IMA mineral species | NaCl |
| Jalite | A synonym of Opal-AN | |
| Sahlite | A synonym of Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Salitre | A synonym of Niter | KNO3 |
| Saléeite | A valid IMA mineral species | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Seelite | A valid IMA mineral species | Mg(UO2)(As3+O3)0.7(AsO4)0.3 · 7H2O |
| Seelite-1 | Mg[(UO2)(AsO3)x(AsO4)1-x]2 · 7H2O | |
| Seelite-2 | Mg(UO2)(AsO3)x(AsO4)1-x · 7H2O | |
| Sellaite | A valid IMA mineral species | MgF2 |
| Sillite | A rock subtype | |
| Silt | A rock classification type | |
| Slate | A rock classification type | |
| Slída | A synonym of Mica Group | |
| Xylite | ||
| Zeolite | A synonym of Zeolite Group |
Classification of Salite
Previous petrological nomenclature of clinopyroxenes from basaltic magmas (after Poldervaart & Hess, 1951)
Chemistry of Salite
Mindat Formula:
CaMgSi2O6
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
First Recorded Occurrence of Salite
Varieties of Salite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 1 photo of Salite associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
| 1 photo of Salite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Salite
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References for Salite
Reference List:
Localities for Salite
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Africa | |
| Denaeyer et al. (1965) +2 other references | |
| Marcelot et al. (1985) +4 other references | |
Algeria | |
| Kamiskey +1 other reference |
| Allègre et al. (1981) +4 other references |
| apports des donnees radiometriques (K/Ar) +6 other references | |
| Allègre et al. (1972) +11 other references | |
Antarctica | |
| Leat et al. (2000) |
Australia | |
| Clark I. F. (1983) |
Bermuda | |
Brazil | |
| doi.org/10.1007/BF00302491 +6 other references |
| Vlach et al. (2018) |
Cameroon | |
| Dessauvage +2 other references |
Canada | |
| Waller et al. (1980) |
Cape Verde | |
| Kogarko (1993) +3 other references |
China | |
| Yu et al. (2001) +2 other references |
| Mao et al. (2011) |
| Qiu et al. (2024) |
| Huang et al. (2024) |
| Liu et al. (2022) |
| Liu et al. (2022) | |
| Xia et al. (2022) |
DR Congo | |
| Richard +9 other references |
France | |
| [var: Ti Salite] Brousse +3 other references |
| Brousse +15 other references |
| [var: Ti Salite] Brousse +4 other references |
| [var: Ti Salite] Brousse +3 other references |
| Brousse +13 other references |
| [var: Ti Salite] Brousse +5 other references |
Greenland | |
| Upton et al. (1985) |
| Brooks et al. (1982) |
Iceland | |
| Jørgensen (1980) +1 other reference |
India | |
| Kumar (1996) |
| Krishnamurthy et al. (1988) +5 other references |
| Viladkar (1980) +1 other reference |
| Ramanathan et al. (1982) |
| Srinivasan (1977) +2 other references |
| Middlemost et al. (1988) +1 other reference |
Indonesia | |
| Leterrier et al. (1990) +3 other references |
| Soeria-Atmadja et al. (1988) +1 other reference |
| Brouwer (1940) +2 other references |
| Foden et al. (1980) +2 other references |
Iran | |
| Hajialioghli et al. (2011) |
| Stocklin et al. (1973) +9 other references |
Italy | |
| Hawkesworth et al. (1979) +6 other references |
| La Volpe et al. (1984) +13 other references |
| Ghiara et al. (1976) +15 other references |
| Fedele L. et al. (2006) |
| D’Antonio et al. (1994) +4 other references | |
| Civetta et al. (1981) +7 other references |
| Metrich et al. (1988) +2 other references |
| Cundari (1979) +9 other references | |
| Chester +19 other references |
| Francalanci et al. (Aeolian Arc, Italy) +29 other references |
| Sabatini (1899) +7 other references |
| Zaccaria et al. (2021) |
Ivory Coast | |
| Coulibaly et al. (2025) |
Japan | |
| Nemoto (1934) +1 other reference |
Jersey | |
| Wagner et al. (1985) |
Kyrgyzstan | |
| Soloviev (2011) |
Malawi | |
| Garson (1960) +8 other references |
| Bloomfield (1965) +4 other references | |
Mali | |
| Sauvage et al. (1985) |
Mongolia | |
| Kononova et al. (1982) +2 other references |
Morocco | |
| Cheilletz et al. (1988) |
| Cherotzky +6 other references |
| Gentil +4 other references |
Norway | |
| Brickwood (1986) |
| Furnes et al. (1982) +1 other reference | |
| Carstens +3 other references |
| Heldal +29 other references | |
| Ihlen et al. (2014) |
| Robins et al. (1983) | |
| Sturt et al. (1967) +13 other references | |
Philippines | |
| Knittel (1983) +3 other references |
Poland | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Websky M. (1853) +1 other reference |
| Lis et al. (1986) | |
| Lis et al. (1986) | |
| Lis et al. (1986) | |
Portugal | |
| Assunção +5 other references |
| Czygan +8 other references |
Romania | |
| Damian et al. (2024) |
Russia | |
| Kaminsky et al. (2016) |
| V. V. Vrublevskii et al. (2020) |
| Ganino et al. (2019) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| shield area of western Saudi Arabia (No. 560-A) +2 other references |
Serbia | |
| Cvetković et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
Sweden | |
| Printzlau et al. (1972) +7 other references |
| Stenberg (2006) |
| d' Andrada [e Silva] (1800) |
Taiwan | |
| CHEN (1986) |
| Chen +1 other reference |
| Chen et al. (2001) | |
| CHEN et al. (1989) |
Thailand | |
| Part II +2 other references |
Ukraine | |
| Lyzhachenko et al. (2019) |
| Ryabchikov et al. (2008) |
USA | |
| McCormick et al. (1987) |
| McCormick et al. (1987) |
| Macdonald et al. (1960) +1 other reference |
| Kuehner et al. (2003, June) |
| A differentiated alkaline intrusion +1 other reference | |
| Harris et al. (1982) |
| Gordon (1922) |
Uzbekistan | |
| Golovko et al. (2010) |
| Ashirov et al. (2023) |
Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany