Amicyt
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Amicite is a silicate mineral of the zeolite family. It has a general formula of K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5(H2O). Amicite was described in 1979 from specimens obtained at the Höwenegg quarry in Immendingen, Hegau, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, which is consequently its type locality. The name is in honor of Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863) a botanist, physicist, optician, and inventor of microscope optical elements.
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- Named after
- Giovanni Battista Amici
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.GC.05
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- streak color
- white
- Commons category
- Amicite
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.GC.05
- Mohs' hardness
- 4.5
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Ami
- chemical formula
- K₂Na₂(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)·5H₂O
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