We report the occurrence of natural calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) from the Grolla quarry in the Lessini Mountains of Northern Italy. These minerals are formed by basic and ultrabasic magma interacting with carbonate rocks. The mineral assemblage includes thaumasite, xonotlite, tobermorite, and plombierite, often intergrown with other silicates, as well as minor amounts of carbonates and sulfates. Common zeolites in this area include chabazite, phillipsite/harmotome, natrolite, and thomsonite. Although less abundant, these zeolites are typically associated with calcite, fluoroapophyllite, and barite. The Grolla quarry outcrop allows for the study of the in situ complex crystalline overgrowths and specific crystal chemistry of rare natural mineral phases, such as C-S-H minerals, formed under metasomatic to hydrothermal conditions.
Metasomatic to Hydrothermal Genesis of Natural Calcium Silicate Hydrates (C-S-H): Evidence from Lessini Mountains, Veneto Volcanic Province, Italy
Mattioli, Michele;Giordani, Matteo;
2025
Abstract
We report the occurrence of natural calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) from the Grolla quarry in the Lessini Mountains of Northern Italy. These minerals are formed by basic and ultrabasic magma interacting with carbonate rocks. The mineral assemblage includes thaumasite, xonotlite, tobermorite, and plombierite, often intergrown with other silicates, as well as minor amounts of carbonates and sulfates. Common zeolites in this area include chabazite, phillipsite/harmotome, natrolite, and thomsonite. Although less abundant, these zeolites are typically associated with calcite, fluoroapophyllite, and barite. The Grolla quarry outcrop allows for the study of the in situ complex crystalline overgrowths and specific crystal chemistry of rare natural mineral phases, such as C-S-H minerals, formed under metasomatic to hydrothermal conditions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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