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IMOGOLITE

Miscellaneous

• Family: None
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: Yes
• Generic: No

Notes

(Richard Willis)

Clay-making mineral of the group allophane-imogolite, named for the glassy volcanic ash (“imogo”) where it occurs. Of the generic form SiO₂, Al₂O₃, 2.5H₂O, it is a hydrous aluminosilicate with varying inclusions and proportions of the alkali metals. see clay minerals

Authors

• Richard Willis (Owner)

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<note>Clay-making mineral of the group &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;allophane-imogolite&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;, named for the glassy volcanic ash (&amp;#147;imogo&amp;#148;) where it occurs. Of the generic form SiO&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;, Al&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;O&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&lt;SUB&gt;3&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;, 2.5H&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;O, it is a hydrous aluminosilicate with varying inclusions and proportions of the alkali metals. &lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;see &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;clay minerals&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;

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