Based on statistics of glauconite from different areas and different environments, it is held that glauconite is formed either in marine environment or in continental lake environment, and hence cannot be regarded as a facies mineral.
本文通过对不同地区、不同环境中的海绿石的统计研究认为：海绿石既可以形成于海洋环境，也可以形成于陆相湖泊环境，海绿石不能作为海洋环境的指相矿物；一般来说，形成于陆相湖泊环境的海绿石与形成于海洋环境的海绿石相比，在化学成分上具有Ａｌ２Ｏ３、Ｋ２Ｏ含量高而ＦｅＯ含量低的特