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. 2022 Aug 1;43(9):144. doi: 10.1007/s10765-022-03046-5

Table 7.

Assumed reference (simplified, idealized) formulae for common phyllosilicates in modal analyses of meteorites

Chrysotile Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Berthierine (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Cronstedtite

(Fe2+Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4 iron end; but usually contains some Mg:

(Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Saponite–serpentine Mg3(AlxSi4-xO10)(OH)2·4H20, x ~ 0.33
Saponite, general formula (Ca0.5|Na)0.3(Mg|Fe2+)3(Si|Al)4O10(OH)2·4 H2O [232] or Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·n(H2O), typically 3:1 for Si:Al and 1:1 or 1:2 for Mg:Fe, thus (next line)
Saponite ‚typical ‘ Ca0.25MgFe2Si3AlO10(OH)2·4(H2O), molar mass 451.2613 + n·18.0153 g·mol−1
Saponite (Orgueila) (Mg2.55Fe2+0.45)(Si3.46Al0.54)O10(OH)2·nH2O (n≈4 if fully hydrated)
Serpentine (Orgueila) (Mg2.55Fe0.45)Si2O5(OH)4 (no crystal water)

aAfter Bland, Cressey et al. [273] who use the Orgueil average serpentine and saponite compositions of Tomeoka and Buseck [, Table 2].274