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Mindat Short Description

Kaolinite-Serpentine Group.

A secondary mineral usually of hydrothermal origin in conjunction with veins, derived in part from the alteration of aluminosilicate minerals; also occurs as an authigenic sedimentary phase.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Ross C S, Kerr P F (1930) Dickite, a kaolin mineral, American Mineralogist 15, 34-39

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Al2Si2O5(OH)4

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Al2Si2O5(OH)4

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