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tilleyite Min.|ˈtɪlɪaɪt|
[f. the name of C. E. Tilley (1894–1973), Australian-born English petrologist + -ite1.]
A silicate and carbonate of calcium, Ca5Si2O7(CO3)2, found as white monoclinic crystals.
1933Larsen & Dunham in Amer. Mineralogist XVIII. 469 An examination of blocks of the material from the Wet Weather quarry..has revealed the presence of a new lime silicate-carbonate mineral, with distinctive optical and chemical properties. For the new mineral the name tilleyite is proposed in honor of Professor C. E. Tilley of Cambridge University.., in recognition of the contributions he has made to the study of metamorphism. 1977Mineral. Abstr. XXVIII. 71/1 At Kushiro, Tojo-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, various rare skarn minerals occur in the contact zone between dioritic rock and limestone. These include..tilleyite. |