Aminoffite is a mineral of the silicate class. It was first described in 1937 and received its name to honor the Swedish mineralogist and artist Gregori Aminoff (1883–1947), who was an expert in the mineralogy of Långban and worked at the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Aminoffite is a mineral of the silicate class. It was first described in 1937 and received its name to honor the Swedish mineralogist and artist Gregori Aminoff (1883–1947), who was an expert in the mineralogy of Långban and worked at the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
== Characteristics == Aminoffite is a silicate with the chemical formula Ca2(Be,Al)(Si2O7)(H2O,OH). It crystallizes in the tetragonal system. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is between 5.5 and 6. According to the Nickel–Strunz classification, the aminoffite belongs to "09.BH - Sorosilicates with anions Si3O10, Si4O11, etc.; cations in tetrahedral coordination and greater coordination' along with the minerals kinoite, akatoreite, and fencooperite.
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