General Imogolite Information Chemical Formula:Al2SiO3(OH)4 | Composition:Molecular Weight = 198.08 gm | | | | | | | Empirical Formula:Al2SiO3(OH)4 | Environment:Principally in soils derived from volcanic ash. | IMA Status:Approved IMA 1962 | Locality:Imogo soil, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | Name Origin:Named for the locality. | Name Pronunciation: Imogolite + Pronunciation | Synonym:Grunlingite | | Imogolite Image
Imogolite Crystallography Crystal System:MonoclinicSpace Group: ? | X Ray Diffraction:By Intensity(I/Io):16(1), 7.9(0.7), 3.3(0.65), | | Physical Properties of Imogolite Color:Yellowish white, Light brownish yellow, Blue, Green, Brown. | Density:2.7 | Diaphaneity:Transparent | Habit:Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite). | Hardness:2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite | Streak:white | | Optical Properties of Imogolite Gladstone-Dale:CI meas= 0.216 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) | KPDmeas= 0.1815,KC= 0.2315 Ncalc = 1.63 Optical Data:Isotropic, n=1.47-1.51. | | Calculated Properties of Imogolite Electron Density:Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc | note: Specific Gravity of Imogolite =2.70 gm/cc. Fermion Index:Fermion Index = 0.0068961138 | Boson Index = 0.9931038862 Photoelectric:PEImogolite= 1.38 barns/electron | U=PEImogolite x Electron Density= 3.77 barns/cc. Radioactivity:GRapi = 0(Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) | Imogolite isNot Radioactive | Imogolite Classification Dana Class:71.01.04.03(71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | | (71.01)with 1:1 layers | | (71.01.04)Allophane group | | | | | | Strunz Class: 09.ED.2009 - SILICATES (Germanates) | | 09.E - Phyllosilicates | | 09.ED -Phyllosilicates with kaolinite layers | | | | | | Other Imogolite Information References:NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | See Also:Links to other databases for Imogolite : | 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 -GeoScienceWorld 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 -MinDAT 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -Online Mineral Museum 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 -Ruff.Info Search for Imogolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Imogolite : Ask about Imogolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Imogolite Specimen Label here :
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