Ammersooite
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Formula:
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
A variety of Illite capable of fixing Potassium, from Dutch fields.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
201 (as Ammersooite)
2815 (as Muscovite)
2815 (as Muscovite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:201:3 (as Ammersooite)
mindat:1:1:2815:4 (as Muscovite)
mindat:1:1:2815:4 (as Muscovite)
Chemistry of Ammersooite
Mindat Formula:
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Element Weights:
Other Language Names for Ammersooite
German:Ammersooit
Spanish:Ammersooita
Radioactivity
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Ammersooite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-201.html
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References for Ammersooite
Localities for Ammersooite
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Netherlands | |
| H. W. van der Marel (1954) |
