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. 2001 Mar 20;98(7):3666–3672. doi: 10.1073/pnas.071045698

Table 1.

Idealized mineral formulas

Mineral Formula*
Albite NaAlSi3O8
Calcite CaCO3
Clinochlore-14A Mg5Al2Si3O10(OH)8
Daphnite-14A Fe5Al2Si3O10(OH)8
Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Kaolinite Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Leonhardite CaAl2Si4O12⋅3.5H2O
Magnesite MgCO3
Paragonite NaAl3Si3O10(OH)2
Quartz SiO2
Siderite FeCO3
Thermonatrite§ Na2CO3⋅H2O
*

Thermodynamic data from ref. 28 unless otherwise specified. 

Gibbs energy from ref. 29

From ref. 30

§

From ref. 31