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Amstallite

Formula:
CaAl(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
8
(OH)
 
4
·(H
 
2
O,Cl)
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless
Hardness:3 - 5
This page provides mineralogical data about Amstallite.

Classification of Amstallite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/G.07-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.DP.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
P : Transitional ino-phyllosilicate structures
Dana 8th edition ID:72.1.4.1

72 : PHYLLOSILICATES Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings
1 : Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 4-membered rings
Hey's CIM Ref.:16.9.32

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
9 : Aluminosilicates of Ca
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Type Occurrence of Amstallite

Type Locality:Graphite quarry, Amstall, Mühldorf, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria
Year of Discovery:1987

Physical Properties of Amstallite

Colour:Colourless
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 5
Tenacity:Brittle
Fracture:Conchoidal

Crystallography of Amstallite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Space Group Setting:C2/c
Cell Parameters:a = 18.83Å, b = 11.51Å, c = 5.19Å
β = 100.86°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.636 : 1 : 0.451
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,104.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Acicular, striated parallel to [001]; cross-sections appearing rhombohedral or hexagonal
Comment:Space group C2/c

Optical Data of Amstallite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.533 nβ = 1.534 nγ = 1.538
2V:Measured: 57° to 59°, Calculated: 54°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.005

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:r > v weak

Chemical Properties of Amstallite

Formula:
CaAl(Si,Al)
 
4
O
 
8
(OH)
 
4
·(H
 
2
O,Cl)
Essential elements:Al, Ca, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ca, Cl, H, O, Si

Relationship of Amstallite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.DP.05Meliphanite
(Ca,Na)
 
2
(Be,Al)[Si
 
2
O
 
6
(OH,F)]
9.DP.15Leucosphenite
BaNa
 
4
Ti
 
2
B
 
2
Si
 
10
O
 
30
9.DP.20Prehnite
Ca
 
2
Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
12
(OH)
9.DP.30Kvanefjeldite
Na
 
4
(Ca,Mn)(Si
 
3
O
 
7
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
9.DP.35Lemoynite
(Na,K)
 
2
CaZr
 
2
Si
 
10
O
 
26
·5H
 
2
O
9.DP.35Natrolemoynite
Na
 
4
Zr
 
2
Si
 
10
O
 
26
•
 
9
H
 
2
O
9.DP.40Altisite
Na
 
3
K
 
6
Ti
 
2
Al
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
Cl
 
3
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
16.9.1Gehlenite
Ca
 
2
Al[AlSiO
 
7
]
16.9.2Anorthite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
]
16.9.3Yoshiokaite
(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O
 
4
]
16.9.4Svyatoslavite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
]
16.9.5Dmisteinbergite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
]
16.9.6Grossular
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
16.9.7Vuagnatite
CaAl[OH|SiO
 
4
]
16.9.8Zoisite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
16.9.9Clinozoisite
{Ca
 
2
}{Al
 
3
}[O|OH|SiO
 
4
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
16.9.10Prehnite
Ca
 
2
Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
12
(OH)
16.9.11Kamaishilite
Ca
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
SiO
 
6
]
16.9.12Bicchulite
Ca
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
SiO
 
6
]
16.9.13Margarite
CaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Al
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
10
]
16.9.14Chantalite
CaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|SiO
 
4
]
16.9.15Cebollite
Ca
 
5
Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
12
(OH)
 
4
 or near
16.9.17Katoite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
8-6
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-1.5
]
16.9.18Lawsonite
CaAl
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|Si
 
2
O
 
7
] · H
 
2
O
16.9.19Parthéite
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
·2H
 
2
O
16.9.20Wairakite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
] · 2H
 
2
O
16.9.21Vertumnite
Ca
 
4
Al
 
4
Si
 
4
O
 
6
(OH)
 
24
·3H
 
2
O
16.9.22Scolecite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
] · 3H
 
2
O
16.9.23Laumontite
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
12
·4H
 
2
O
16.9.24Yugawaralite
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
16
·4H
 
2
O
16.9.25Gismondine-Ca
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
2
O
 
8
·4H
 
2
O
16.9.26Epistilbite
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
16
·5H
 
2
O
16.9.27Goosecreekite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
16
] · 5H
 
2
O
16.9.28Cowlesite
CaAl
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
·6H
 
2
O
16.9.30Stellerite
Ca[Al
 
2
Si
 
7
O
 
18
] · 7H
 
2
O
16.9.31Strätlingite
Ca
 
2
Al
 
2
SiO
 
7
·8H
 
2
O

Other Names for Amstallite

Synonyms:
IMA1986-030
Other Languages:
German:Amstallit
Russian:Амсталлит
Spanish:Amstallita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Amstallite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 73: 1492.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1987): 253-262.

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    Localities for Amstallite

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    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Mühldorf
          • Amstall
    		N.Jahrb.Min.,Mh.(1987), 253-262
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