Mineral Factbook

Imogolite

Al2SiO3(OH)4IMA symbol: Imoredefined

Imogolite is a silicate mineral with the formula Al2SiO3(OH)4.

Photos

Imogolite specimen photo
Weng Oh Yah et al. · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Imogolite specimen photo
Weng Oh Yah et al. · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Imogolite specimen photo
Masashi Ookawa · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Imogolite specimen photo
Masashi Ookawa · CC BY 3.0 · Commons

Physical properties

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight198.08 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Al 27.24%, Si 14.18%, O 56.54%, H 2.04%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)9.ED.20Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)9.ED.20Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)71.1.5.3Wikidata (CC0)