Mineral Factbook

Siderophyllite

KFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2IMA symbol: Sidapproved

Siderophyllite is a silicate mineral with the formula KFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2. It has a calculated density of 3.258 g/cm3.

Crystallography

Space groupP 31 1 2
Cell (Å, °)a = 5.305, b = 5.305, c = 29.827; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 120
Cell volume726.961 ų, Z = 3
Axial ratios1.0000:1:5.6224calculated from COD 9005586
Source structureCOD 9005586 (European Journal of Mineralogy, 2003) — 1 of 9 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)9.9422.6122.4243.3142.1613.124
I/I₀10043.331.224.123.422.2

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9005586; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.258 g/cm³calculated from COD 9005586

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)9.EC.20Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)9.EC.20Wikidata (CC0)