Cookeite [ (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 ]

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Material properties

Formula (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Abbreviation Ckt
Classifications Chlorite (group), Minerals containing OH
Luminescence emitters O, OH
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1866
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Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 18
Si 3
H 8
Li 1
Al 5
Total: 35

References for Cookeite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Kuznetsov et al. 1991 1 0 0
CSIRO Reflectance (2025) 1 0 0

Specimens of Cookeite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
M1850 Quartz / Eucryptite / Cookeite CSIRO Clinochlore, Fe, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Quartz 1 Reflectance
M2843 Quartz / Eucryptite CSIRO Clinochlore, Fe, Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Prehnite, Quartz 1 Reflectance
MES300 Microcline / Cookeite / Albite CSIRO Albite, Cookeite, Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz 1 Reflectance
PSP_E Eucryptite / Quartz / Kaolinite CSIRO Cookeite, Eucryptite, Kaolinite, poorly crystalline, Pollucite, Quartz 1 Reflectance