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Amicite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Amicite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Amicite, etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Amicite

Höwenegg Quarry, Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Amicite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Amicite, etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Amicite

Höwenegg Quarry, Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Amicite

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Amicite, etc.

Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About AmiciteHide

Giovanni Battista Amici

Formula:

K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O

Colour:

Colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

2.06 - 2.23

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Name:

Named in 1979 for Giovanni Battista Amici (1786-1863), physicist, optician and inventor of the Amici lens.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry), Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Zeolite Group.

May be confused with gismondine.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

199

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:199:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

ef2646f8-7973-4f4d-9068-533a22ab5fc5

IMA Classification of AmiciteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

K₂Na₂(Al₄Si₄O₁₆) · 5H₂O

Type description reference:

Alberti, A., Hentschel, G., Vezzalini, G. (1979) Amicite, a new natural zeolite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1979. 481-488

Classification of AmiciteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.GC.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
G : Tektosilicates with zeolitic H₂O; zeolite family
C : Chains of doubly-connected 4-membered rings

Dana 8th ed.:

77.1.3.2

77 : TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
1 : Zeolite group - True zeolites

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Ami	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AmiciteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.06 - 2.23 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.16(2) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AmiciteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.485 n_β = 1.490 n_γ = 1.494

2V:

Measured: 82°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.009

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

very weak

Chemistry of AmiciteHide

Mindat Formula:

K₂Na₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 5H₂O

Elements listed:

Al, H, K, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba

Crystallography of AmiciteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2 - Sphenoidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.22 Å, b = 10.42 Å, c = 9.88 Å
β = 88.32°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.981 : 1 : 0.948

Unit Cell V:

1,051.69 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

As well-formed pseudotetragonal pyramidal crystals, to 5 mm, showing {011} and {110}, or more rarely {111} and {110}.

Comment:

Space Group: I2

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009695	Amicite	Alberti A, Vezzalini G (1979) The crystal structure of amicite, a zeolite Acta Crystallographica B35 2866-2869		1979	basaltic rock at Howenegg in Hegau, southern West Germany	0	293

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Na   0.43120   0.25590   0.67160   1.00000   0.03204
Al1   0.15460   0.24910   0.15460   1.00000   0.00545
Al2   0.15820   0.00270   0.65120   1.00000   0.00557
Si1   0.15230  -0.01330   0.32610   1.00000   0.00583
Si2   0.15340   0.26150   0.82630   1.00000   0.00507
O1   0.00100  -0.04710   0.30370   1.00000   0.01532
O2  -0.00300   0.29560   0.20470   1.00000   0.01444
O3   0.20310   0.14010   0.73540   1.00000   0.01216
O4   0.18100   0.03040   0.47850   1.00000   0.01494
O5   0.17120   0.22640   0.98330   1.00000   0.01431
O6   0.19890   0.10180   0.22630   1.00000   0.01267
O7   0.26200   0.36100   0.21840   1.00000   0.01381
O8   0.75580   0.38120   0.21770   1.00000   0.00925
Wat1   0.34350   0.25070   0.45390   1.00000   0.03356
Wat2   0.47790   0.06820   0.21790   1.00000   0.03496
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K 0.03175 0.02531 0.02274 0.00917 -0.00460 -0.00522
Na 0.02646 0.04182 0.02769 0.01457 -0.00307 -0.00887
Al1 0.00476 0.00605 0.00544 0.00000 0.00000 0.00104
Al2 0.00635 0.00495 0.00544 0.00108 0.00000 -0.00104
Si1 0.00635 0.00550 0.00544 0.00216 0.00051 0.00052
Si2 0.00529 0.00495 0.00494 0.00054 0.00000 0.00052
O1 0.00741 0.01816 0.02027 -0.00108 -0.00051 -0.00313
O2 0.00847 0.02036 0.01483 0.00216 0.00051 -0.00313
O3 0.01482 0.01101 0.01088 0.00162 -0.00153 -0.00313
O4 0.02170 0.01486 0.00841 -0.00270 -0.00051 0.00209
O5 0.01905 0.01541 0.00791 -0.00054 0.00000 0.00261
O6 0.01799 0.00605 0.01384 0.00270 0.00102 0.00313
O7 0.01641 0.00935 0.01533 -0.00378 -0.00153 0.00104
O8 0.01058 0.00825 0.00890 0.00432 -0.00205 -0.00104
Wat1 0.03387 0.04072 0.02670 -0.01187 -0.01023 0.00522
Wat2 0.02329 0.02971 0.05093 -0.00108 0.00870 0.00209
Wat3 0.03652 0.03192 0.03461 0.00000 -0.00767 0.00000
Wat4 0.04446 0.02256 0.02274 0.00000 -0.00921 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.722 Å	(100)
4.220 Å	(90)
3.141 Å	(80)
7.295 Å	(55)
2.704 Å	(50)
3.238 Å	(45)
5.108 Å	(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Geological Setting:

in natrolite veinlets cutting ijolite-urtite pegmatites and apatite-nepheline rocks (Kola Peninsula, Russia).

Type Occurrence of AmiciteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry), Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

General Appearance of Type Material:

well-formed pseudotetragonal pyramidal crystals, to 5 mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

University of Modena, Modena, Italy; The Natural History Museum, London, England; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 145843.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In veinlets cutting melilite-nephelinite volcanic rocks and pyroclastics

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Merlinoite

Calcite

Aragonite

Reference:

Alberti, A., Hentschel, G., Vezzalini, G. (1979) Amicite, a new natural zeolite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1979: 481-488.

Synonyms of AmiciteHide

Amicchite

Other Language Names for AmiciteHide

German:Amicchit
Amicit

Russian:Амичит

Spanish:Amicita

Relationship of Amicite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Zeolite Group

Other Members of this group:

Alflarsenite	NaCa₂Be₃Si₄O₁₃(OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Ammonioleucite	(NH₄)(AlSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Bellbergite	(K,Ba,Sr)₂Sr₂Ca₂(Ca,Na)₄[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₆ · 30H₂O	Hex.
Bikitaite	LiAlSi₂O₆ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
Brewsterite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Chabazite-Levyne Subgroup	M[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 6H₂O
Chiavennite	CaMnBe₂Si₅O₁₃(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoptilolite Subgroup	M_3-6(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Dachiardite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Direnzoite	NaK₆MgCa₂(Al₁₃Si₄₇O₁₂₀) · 36H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
Edingtonite	Ba[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] · 4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O	Mon.
Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ferrierite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Ferrochiavennite	Ca_1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)₅Be₂O₁₃(OH)₂] · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Garronite Subgroup
Gaultite	Na₄Zn₂Si₇O₁₈ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Gismondine Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Gmelinite Subgroup	In 1997, gmelinite was split into Gmelinite-Ca, Gmelinite-Na and Gmelinite-K.
Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
Goosecreekite	Ca[Al₂Si₆O₁₆] · 5H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Gottardiite	Na₃Mg₃Ca₅Al₁₉Si₁₁₇O₂₇₂ · 93H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Hsianghualite	Ca₃Li₂(Be₃Si₃O₁₂)F₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
Kirchhoffite	Cs(BSi₂O₆)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/acd
Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Loomisite	Ba[Be₂P₂O₈] · H₂O	Mon. m
Lovdarite	K₂Na₆Be₄Si₁₄O₃₆ · 9H₂O	Orth. mm2
Maricopaite	Pb₇Ca₂(Si,Al)₄₈O₁₀₀ · 32H₂O	Orth.
Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
Mazzite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Immm
Montesommaite	(K,Na)₉Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 10H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O	Orth.
Mutinaite	Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ · 60H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
Nabesite	Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
Natrolite Subgroup	A subgroup of the Zeolite Group.
Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6 m2 : P6m2
Pahasapaite	Li₈(Ca,Li,K)_10.5Be₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ · 38H₂O	Iso. 2 3 : I2 3
Parthéite	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄) O₁₅ (OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Paulingite Subgroup	Paulingite was originally described in 1960.
Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Phillipsite Subgroup	Zeolite Group.
Pollucite	(Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
Roggianite	Ca₂Be(OH)₂Al₂Si₄O₁₃ · 2.5H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mcm
Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Terranovaite	(Na,Ca)₈(Si₆₈Al₁₂)O₁₆₀ · 29H₂O	Orth.
Thomsonite Subgroup	The large majority of "thomsonite" is thomsonite-Ca.
Tschernichite	(Ca,Na₂)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂] · 4-8H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
Tschörtnerite	Ca₄(Ca,Sr,K,Ba)₃Cu₃[Al₃Si₃O₁₂]₄(OH)₈ · nH₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
UM1996-38-SiO:AlCaHNa	Na-Ca-Al-Si-O-H
UM1999-33-SiO:AlHKNa	K₇Na₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 24H₂O
UM2002-40-SiO:AlCaHKMgNa	(Mg,Ca,Na,K)_7.5(Al_12.8Si_51.2)O₁₂₈ · 65H₂O	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₁ 2 2
Unnamed (Ca analogue of Merlinoite)	(Ca,K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O ?
Wairakite	Ca(Al₂Si₄O₁₂) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Weinebeneite	CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
Wenkite	(Ba,K)₄(Ca,Na)₆[(Si,Al)₂₀O₃₉(OH)₂](SO₄)₃ · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
Yugawaralite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pb

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Amicite associated with Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
1 photo of Amicite associated with Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
1 photo of Amicite associated with Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
1 photo of Amicite associated with Sitinakite	KNa₂Ti₄(SiO₄)₂O₅(OH) · 4H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.GC.	Garronite-Na	Na₆(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂) · 8_.5H₂O	Mon. 2
9.GC.	Gismondine-Sr	Sr₄(Si₈Al₈O₃₂) · 9H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
9.GC.05	Garronite-Ca	Na₂Ca₅Al₁₂Si₂₀O₆₄ · 27H₂O	Tet. 4 2m : I4m2
9.GC.05	Gismondine-Ca	CaAl₂Si₂O₈ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.GC.05	Gobbinsite	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂ · 11H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.GC.05	Gismondine-Ba	Ba₂Al₄Si₄O₁₆ · 4-6H₂O
9.GC.10	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Phillipsite-Na	(Na,K,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.GC.10	Flörkeite	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂] · 12H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.GC.10	Martinandresite	Ba₂(Al₄Si₁₂O₃₂) · 10H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
9.GC.15	Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Immm
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Mg	(Mg,K,Ca)₅(Si₂₆Al₁₀)O₇₂ · 28H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GC.20	Mazzite-Na	Na₈[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆]₂ · 30H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.GC.25	Perlialite	K₉Na(Ca,Sr)[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₆ · 15H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
9.GC.30	Boggsite	Ca₈Na₃(Si,Al)₉₆O₁₉₂ · 70H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Ca	(Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)₁₀ (Si, Al)₄₂O₈₄ · 34H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-K	(K₂,Ca,Na₂,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
9.GC.35	Paulingite-Na	(Na₂,K₂,Ca,Ba)₅[Al₁₀Si₃₅O₉₀] · 45H₂O	Iso.

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References for AmiciteHide

Reference List:

Alberti, A., Hentschel, G., Vezzalini, G. (1979) Amicite, a new natural zeolite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1979. 481-488

Alberti, A., Vezzalini, G. (1979) The crystal structure of amicite, a zeolite. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 35 (12) 2866-2869 doi:10.1107/s0567740879010852

Alberti, A., Hentschel, G., Vezzalini, G. (1979) Amicite, a new natural zeolite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1979. 481-488

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J., Chao, G. Y., Pabst, Adolf (1980) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 65 (7-8) 808-814

(2023) Amicite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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- 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.


Germany (TL)
Baden-Württemberg Freiburg Region Tuttlingen Immendingen ⓘ Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry) (TL)	Alberti et al. (1979) +1 other reference

Iceland
Southern Region Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands) Surtsey Island ⓘ Unnamed borehole	Jackson et al. (2019)

Israel
Southern District (HaDarom District) Tamar Regional Council ⓘ Hatrurim Basin	Skrzyńska et al. (2023)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif Koashva Mt ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	Pekov et al. (2008)
Kukisvumchorr Mt ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine	[World of Stones 95:5-6 +1 other reference

Spain
Castile-La Mancha Ciudad Real Ciudad Real ⓘ El Arzollar volcano	Calvo et al. (2013)

USA
Oregon Clatsop County Highway 26 ⓘ Mc Gregor Quarry ?	Zach Capel

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