aspidolite
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Aspidolite is a mica group phyllosilicate mineral, the sodium analogue of the magnesium-rich mineral phlogopite. The ideal chemical formula for aspidolite is NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2.
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Asp
- chemical formula
- NaMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EC.20
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EC.20
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
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Aspidolite is a mica group phyllosilicate mineral, the sodium analogue of the magnesium-rich mineral phlogopite. The ideal chemical formula for aspidolite is NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2.
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