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Dickite: History, Geologic occurrence & Overview

Dickite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4) is a phyllosilicate clay mineral named after the metallurgical chemist Allan Brugh Dick, who first described it. It is chemically composed of 20.90% aluminium, 21.76% silicon, 1.56% hydrogen and 55.78% oxygen. It has the same composition as kaolinite, nacrite, and halloysite, but with a different crystal structure (polymorph).…

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Dickite topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Geologic occurrence and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Dickite.

Related topics
73
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
79
Extracted relationships
79
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
79

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 34 topics
Geologic occurrence · 22 topics
Structure · 9 topics
Physical properties · 5 topics
Composition · 2 topics
History · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

2V angle
Measured: 50° to 80°
Birefringence
δ = 0.005 – 0.006
Category
Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage
Perfect on {001}
Color
White, with coloration from impurities
Crystal class
Domatic (m) (same H-M symbol)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Composition

Geologic occurrence

Physical properties

Structure

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Dickite connects Entity context

The extracted context around Dickite shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Dickite → Almwch, American Mineralogists, Anglesey, Another, Brindley, Island, It, Jamaica, Northerly, Pockets, Porter, The, This, UK, Very, Wales Another extracted example is Dickite → Al-O, Analysis, C4s-Cc, Dickite's, Its, OH, Si-O, The, This, Van, Waals. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Dickite

Top relations

related to Geologic occurrence · 16
Dickite → Almwch, American Mineralogists, Anglesey, Another, Brindley, Island, It, Jamaica, Northerly, Pockets, Porter, The, This, UK, Very, Wales
related to Structure · 11
Dickite → Al-O, Analysis, C4s-Cc, Dickite's, Its, OH, Si-O, The, This, Van, Waals
related to References · 8
Dickite → Am, Beaufort, Bibcode, Fialips CI, Majzlan, Mineral, New, S2CID
related to Physical properties · 5
Dickite → It, Its, Mohs, The, This
related to Composition · 4
Dickite → Al2Si2O5, Chemical, OH, The
2V angle · 1
Dickite → Measured: 50° to 80°
Birefringence · 1
Dickite → δ = 0.005 – 0.006
Category · 1
Dickite → Phyllosilicate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Dickite → Perfect on {001}
Color · 1
Dickite → White, with coloration from impurities

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

minerals mineral found kaolinite kaolin structure white oh crystal nacrite properties layer first described hydrogen oxygen algal limestones phyllosilicate plane

Dickite relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 79 structured relationships around Dickite. Examples in this analysis include Dickite → 2V angle → Measured: 50° to 80° and Dickite → Birefringence → δ = 0.005 – 0.006. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dickite2V angleMeasured: 50° to 80°1.00infobox
DickiteBirefringenceδ = 0.005 – 0.0061.00infobox
DickiteCategoryPhyllosilicate minerals1.00infobox
DickiteCleavagePerfect on {001}1.00infobox
DickiteColorWhite, with coloration from impurities1.00infobox
DickiteCrystal classDomatic (m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
DickiteCrystal habitPseudohexagonal crystals, aggregates of platelets and compact massive1.00infobox
DickiteCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
DickiteDana classification71.01.01.011.00infobox
DickiteDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
DickiteFormula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
DickiteGroupKaolinite-Serpentine group, kaolinite subgroup1.00infobox
DickiteIMA symbolDck1.00infobox
DickiteLusterSatiny to pearly1.00infobox
DickiteMohs scale hardness1.5–21.00infobox
DickiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (+)1.00infobox
DickiteRefractive indexnα = 1.561 – 1.564 nβ = 1.561 – 1.566 nγ = 1.566 – 1.5701.00infobox
DickiteSpace groupCc1.00infobox
DickiteSpecific gravity2.61.00infobox
DickiteStreakWhite1.00infobox
DickiteStrunz classification9.ED.051.00infobox
DickiteTenacityFlexible but inelastic1.00infobox
DickiteUnit cella = 5.150, b = 8.940 c = 14.424 [Å]; β = 96.8°; Z = 41.00infobox
Dickiteis aimportant alteration indicator0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Dickite bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Found, Kaolin and Layers. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Dickite
    • Found
    • Kaolin
    • Layers
    • Minerals
    • Algal
    • Limestones
    • Locations
    • Similar
    • Composed
    • Type
    • Zone
    • Oh
  • dickite
    • Found
    • Kaolin
    • Layers
    • Minerals
    • Algal
    • Limestones
    • Locations
    • Similar
    • Composed
    • Type
    • Zone
    • Oh
  • isle of anglesey
    • Wales
    • First
    • Composition
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Color
    • Described
    • Optical
    • Physical
    • Properties
    • Type
    • Crystal
    • Oh
  • anglesey
    • Wales
    • First
    • Composition
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Color
    • Described
    • Optical
    • Physical
    • Properties
    • Type
    • Crystal
    • Oh
  • kaolinite
    • Nacrite
    • Different
    • Minerals
    • Structure
    • Kaolin
    • Physical
    • Properties
    • Crystal
    • Anglesey
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Similar
    • Color
  • monoclinic crystal system
    • Kaolinite
    • Structure
    • Anglesey
    • Different
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Color
    • Nacrite
    • Optical
    • Physical
    • Properties
    • Layers
    • Oh
  • composition
    • Crystal
    • Kaolinite
    • Structure
    • Anglesey
    • Different
    • Kaolin
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Minerals
    • Color
    • Nacrite
    • Optical
    • Physical
  • clay mineral
    • Phyllosilicate
    • Mineral
    • First
    • Described
    • Oh
    • Minerals
    • Different
    • Wales
    • X-ray
    • Nacrite
    • Optical
    • Kaolinite

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Dickite, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Dickite with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DickiteOverview · splits 45 ⟂ 35
DickiteGeologic occurrence · splits 57 ⟂ 23
DickiteStructure · splits 70 ⟂ 10
DickitePhysical properties · splits 74 ⟂ 6
DickiteComposition · splits 77 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Dickite

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Dickite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Geologic occurrence & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Dickite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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