Merwinite

Ca3Mg(SiO4)2

This sample of merwinite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Merwinite is a silicate mineral with the composition Ca3Mg(SiO4)2. The sample at left is about 8 cm and is part of the collection of Cretaceous Period minerals from Crestmore, California. It is described as merwinite with blue calcite.

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