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Aminoffite

Silicates tetragonal #0172

Aminoffite is a mineral species described as sorosilicate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Ca₃(BeOH)₂Si₃O₁₀
Strunz code 9.BH.05
Class Silicates
Crystal system tetragonal
Type locality Långban
Named after Gregori Aminoff
Streak
Aminoffite specimen
Photo: Christian Rewitzer — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

O
46.09%
Ca
28.87%
Si
20.23%
Be
4.33%
H
0.48%

Molar mass 416.517 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
Density
2.835 g/cm³