Amesite

Image

Amesite specimen from Chester, MA, USA

© Photo by Burton Litman, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formulas Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4, Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Abbreviation Ame
Variant Cr
Classification Serpentine (subgroup)
Luminescence emitter Cr
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1876
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Crystal symmetry Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#1)
Tags Hydroxide, Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 9
H 4
Si 1
Al 2
Mg 2
Total: 18

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Kuznetsov et al. 1991 1 0 0