Crossite is an inosilicate double chain sodic amphibole and is a rare silicate mineral belonging to the riebeckite group. It is considered an intermediate between the amphiboles glaucophane and magnesioriebeckite, which form a series.RIEBECKITE (Sodium Iron Magnesium Silicate Hydroxide) IMA status: discredited 1997.
Crossite is named after Charles Whitman Cross, an American USGS petrologist.
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External links Crossite on Mindat Crossite on Webmineral