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Allophane

Allophane is an amorphous to poorly crystalline hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineraloid. Its chemical formula is Al2O3·(SiO2)1.3-2·(2.5-3)H2O. Since it has short-range atomic order, it is a mineraloid, rather than a mineral, and can be identified by its distinctive infrared spectrum and its X-ray diffraction pattern. It was first described in 1816 in…

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Category
Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage
None
Color
White, pale blue to sky-blue, green, brown, yellow
Crystal habit
Crusts and masses
Crystal system
Amorphous
Diaphaneity
Transparent, translucent

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Allophane

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples29
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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related to References · 12
Allophane → America, Australian Journal, Imogolite, MineralogyWada, Minerals, New Zealand, Parfitt, Review, Soil Environments, Soil Research, Soil Science Society, Webmineral
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Allophane → amorphous to poorly crystalline hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineraloid, weathering or hydrothermal alteration product of volcanic glass and feldspars and sometimes has a composition similar to kaolinite but generally has a molar ratio of Al
Category · 1
Allophane → Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Allophane → None
Color · 1
Allophane → White, pale blue to sky-blue, green, brown, yellow
Crystal habit · 1
Allophane → Crusts and masses
Crystal system · 1
Allophane → Amorphous
Diaphaneity · 1
Allophane → Transparent, translucent
Formula · 1
Allophane → Al2O3·(SiO2)1.3-2·(2.5-3)H2O
Fracture · 1
Allophane → Conchoidal

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clay mineraloid minerals similar generally forms amorphous formula al2o3 sio2 3-2 5-3 h2o waxy masses color white green blue yellow

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AllophaneCategoryPhyllosilicate minerals1.00infobox
AllophaneCleavageNone1.00infobox
AllophaneColorWhite, pale blue to sky-blue, green, brown, yellow1.00infobox
AllophaneCrystal habitCrusts and masses1.00infobox
AllophaneCrystal systemAmorphous1.00infobox
AllophaneDiaphaneityTransparent, translucent1.00infobox
AllophaneFormulaAl2O3·(SiO2)1.3-2·(2.5-3)H2O1.00infobox
AllophaneFractureConchoidal1.00infobox
AllophaneIMA symbolAlp1.00infobox
AllophaneLusterWaxy to earthy1.00infobox
AllophaneMohs scale hardness31.00infobox
AllophaneSpecific gravity2.81.00infobox
AllophaneStreakWhite1.00infobox
AllophaneStrunz classification9.ED.201.00infobox
AllophaneTenacityBrittle1.00infobox
Allophaneis aamorphous to poorly crystalline hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineraloid0.90text
Allophaneis aweathering or hydrothermal alteration product of volcanic glass and feldspars and sometimes has a composition similar to kaolinite but generally has a molar ratio of Al0.90text

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