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General Aliettite Information

Chemical Formula: [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2](Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe++)2-
3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2n(H2O)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 823.18 gm
Sodium 0.56 % Na 0.75 % Na2O
Calcium 0.49 % Ca 0.68 % CaO
Magnesium 10.33 % Mg 17.14 % MgO
Aluminum 13.11 % Al 24.77 % Al2O3
Iron 4.75 % Fe 6.11 % FeO
Silicon 17.06 % Si 36.50 % SiO2
Hydrogen 1.22 % H 10.94 % H2O
Oxygen 52.48 % O
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100.00 % 96.89 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2Ca0.1Na0.2AlFe2+0.7Mg0.5Al3SiO10(OH)23(H2O)
Environment: Low temperature environments in ancient lake sediments. Also found in
low-grade Mg-rich metamorphic rocks.
IMA Status: Approved IMA 1969
Locality: Italy, Monte Chiaro, Taro valley. Amargosa desert region, Death Valley,
California, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: Named for Andrea Alietti (1923-), clay mineralogist.
Name Pronunciation: Aliettite + Pronunciation

Aliettite Image
Images:
Aliettite
Comments: Tan to brownish pseudomorph of aliettite
after wollastonite.
Location: Ingichka, Uzbekistan. Scale: See Photo.
Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral
Species

Aliettite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b = 1:4.71625

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Cell Dimensions: a = 5.216, b = 24.6, Z = 1; V = 669.28 Den(Calc)= 2.04

Crystal System: MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 12(1), 1.52(0.9), 2.62(0.9),1.314(0.7), 3.5(0.6),
4.54(0.6), 1.725(0.4), 24(0.2),

Physical Properties of Aliettite

Cleavage: {???} Perfect
Color: White, Dark green, Buff.
Diaphaneity: Translucent
Habit: Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Habit: Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).
Hardness: 1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum
Luster: Earthy (Dull)
Streak: white

Optical Properties of Aliettite

Gladstone-Dale: CI calc= -0.292 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2752,KC= 0.213
Ncalc = 1.43
Optical Data: Uniaxial (?), a=1.556, b=1.567, bire=0.0110.

Calculated Properties of Aliettite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.04 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Aliettite =2.04 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Photoelectric: PEAliettite = 2.75 barns/electron
U=PEAliettite x rElectron Density= 5.63 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Aliettite is Not Radioactive

Aliettite Classification
Dana Class: 71.04.02.08 (71)Phyllosilicate Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
(71.04)interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra
(71.04.02)Interstratified Chlorite-Smectite group
71.04.02.01 Dozyite (Mg7Al2)(Si4Al2)O15(OH)12 Cm m
71.04.02.02 Lunijianlaite LiAl6(Si7Al)O20(OH)10 Unk Mono
71.04.02.03 Saliotite Na0.5Li0.5Al3AlSi3O10(OH)5 C 2/m 2/m
71.04.02.04 Tosudite Na0,5(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)8O18(OH)125(H2O) Unk Ortho
71.04.02.05 Corrensite (Ca,Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10n(H2O) Unk Ortho
71.04.02.06 Kulkeite Na0.35Mg8AlSi7O20(OH)10 Unk Mono
71.04.02.07 Rectorite (Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)42(H2O) Unk Mono
71.04.02.08 Aliettite [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2](Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2n(H2O) Unk
Mono
71.04.02.09 Glagolevite! NaMg6[Si3AlO10](OH,O)8H2O C1 1

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Strunz Class: 09.EC.60 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.E - Phyllosilicates
09.EC -Phyllosilicates with mica sheets, composed of tetrahedral and
octahedral nets
09.EC.60 Aliettite [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2](Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2n(H2O) Unk Mono
09.EC.60 Dozyite (Mg7Al2)(Si4Al2)O15(OH)12 Cm m
09.EC.60 Corrensite (Ca,Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10n(H2O) Unk Ortho
09.EC.60 Kulkeite Na0.35Mg8AlSi7O20(OH)10 Unk Mono
09.EC.60 Karpinskite (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2(?) Unk Mono
09.EC.60 Illite* (K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)] C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.60 Hydrobiotite [K(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH,F)2][(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)24(H2O)] C 2/m
2/m
09.EC.60 Lunijianlaite LiAl6(Si7Al)O20(OH)10 Unk Mono
09.EC.60 Rectorite (Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)42(H2O) Unk Mono
09.EC.60 Saliotite Na0.5Li0.5Al3AlSi3O10(OH)5 C 2/m 2/m
09.EC.60 Tosudite Na0,5(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)8O18(OH)125(H2O) Unk Ortho
09.EC.60 Brinrobertsite! (Na,K,Ca)x(Al,Fe,Mg)4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)43.54(H2O)[x=0.35,n=3.54] pseudo
2/m 2/m

Other Aliettite Information

References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC
PROP.(Dana8)
See Also: Links to other databases for Aliettite :
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

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Aliettite
[Mg3Si4O10(OH)2](Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe++)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2n(H2O)
Dana No: 71.04.02.08 Strunz No: 09.EC.60
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