aluminoceladonite
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Aluminoceladonite is a low-temperature potassium dioctahedral mica mineral which is an end-member in the illite-aluminoceladonite solid solution series. The chemical formula for aluminoceladonite is K(Mg,Fe2+)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2.
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- Named after
- aluminium
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EC.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EC.15
- solid solution series with
- muscovite
- Commons category
- Aluminoceladonite
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Acel
- chemical formula
- K(Mg,Fe²⁺)Al(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/E.05a
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Aluminoceladonite is a low-temperature potassium dioctahedral mica mineral which is an end-member in the illite-aluminoceladonite solid solution series. The chemical formula for aluminoceladonite is K(Mg,Fe2+)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2.
==Occurrence== Aluminoceladonite is often referred to as a rare mineral, though its actual abundance may be underestimated due to difficulty of identification. Aluminoceladonite, along with other phyllosilicate minerals in the illite-aluminoceladonite solid solution series, has been observed mainly among finely dispersed, mostly inter-layer-deficient, aluminium-rich potassium-dioctahedral mica varieties occurring in sedimentary rocks.
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