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Aliettite

Silicates monoclinic #0102

Aliettite is a mineral species described as corrensite, phyllosilicate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Ca₀.₂Mg₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·4H₂O
Strunz code 9.EC.60
Class Silicates
Crystal system monoclinic
Type locality
Named after Andrea Alietti
Streak white
Aliettite specimen
Photo: Leon Hupperichs — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Composition varies — this species has no single resolved formula.

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³