sudoite
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Sudoite is a mineral from the chlorite group. It was named after Toshio Sudo (1911–2000), professor of mineralogy at the University of Tokyo, in Japan, and a pioneer of clay science. The mineral tosudite also bears his name. It was approved as a valid species by the International Mineralogical Association in 1966.
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Sud
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- Sudoite
- chemical formula
- Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/E.09a
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EC.55
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EC.55
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Sudoite is a mineral from the chlorite group. It was named after Toshio Sudo (1911–2000), professor of mineralogy at the University of Tokyo, in Japan, and a pioneer of clay science. The mineral tosudite also bears his name. It was approved as a valid species by the International Mineralogical Association in 1966.
== Characteristics == Sudoite is a clay mineral with chemical formula defined as Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8. It has a monoclinic crystal system. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is between 2.5 and 3.5.