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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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clay mineraloid minerals similar generally forms amorphous formula al2o3 sio2 3-2 5-3 h2o waxy masses color white green blue yellow
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allophane | Category | Phyllosilicate minerals | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Cleavage | None | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Color | White, pale blue to sky-blue, green, brown, yellow | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Crystal habit | Crusts and masses | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Crystal system | Amorphous | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Diaphaneity | Transparent, translucent | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Formula | Al2O3·(SiO2)1.3-2·(2.5-3)H2O | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Fracture | Conchoidal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | IMA symbol | Alp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Luster | Waxy to earthy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Mohs scale hardness | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Specific gravity | 2.8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Streak | White | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Strunz classification | 9.ED.20 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | Tenacity | Brittle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Allophane | is a | amorphous to poorly crystalline hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineraloid | 0.90 | text |
| Allophane | is a | 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 | 0.90 | text |
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