Amesite [ Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 ]
Image of Amesite
Material properties
| Formulas | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4, Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 |
| Abbreviation | Ame |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1876 |
| Crystal symmetry | Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#1) |
| Classifications | Minerals containing OH, Serpentine (subgroup) |
| Variant | Cr |
| Luminescence emitter | Cr |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Aluminosilicate, Hydroxide, Mineral |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| O | 9 |
| Si | 1 |
| Al | 2 |
| H | 4 |
| Mg | 2 |
| Total: | 18 |