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Aliettite

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  Ingichka Mine (Ingichke Mine), Zirabulak Mts (Zirabulakskie Mts), Samarkand (Samarqand) Viloyati, Uzbekistan
  © Leon Hupperichs

• Formula:
  Ca_0.2Mg₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O

• System: Monoclinic

• Name:
  Named after Professor Andrea Alietti ((b. 1923) of the University of Modena, Modena, Italy, who first studied the structure of the mineral.

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)

• Type Locality:
  Monte Chiaro, Taro Valley, Albareto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

• Dana 8th: 71.4.2.8
  
  71 : PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
  4 : Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra

• Hardness (Mohs): 1 - 2

• Lustre: Earthy

• Diapheny: Translucent

• Colour: Colorless, pale yellow or green

• Streak: White