Illite-Smectite 12.0A [ K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 ‒ A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O ]

Material properties

Formula K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 ‒ A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Classifications Mica, Smectite (group)
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Tags Aluminosilicate

Specimens of Illite-Smectite 12.0A

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
APIH31 Illite-Smectite 12.0A / Quartz CSIRO Anatase, Hematite, Illite-Smectite 12.0A (79.9%), Kaolinite, Quartz 79.9
API13 Kaolinite / Halloysite CSIRO Albite, Halloysite, hkl, Illite-Smectite 12.0A (2.1%), Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Orthoclase, Quartz 2.1