How do I identify Aluminoceladonite?

Aluminoceladonite can be identified by its Colorless when pure color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Aluminoceladonite?

Aluminoceladonite typically appears in Colorless when pure, grass green when ferrous iron-bearing. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

Aluminoceladonite

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What is Aluminoceladonite?

Aluminoceladonite is a low-temperature potassium dioctahedral mica mineral which is an end-member in the illite-aluminoceladonite solid solution series. The chemical formula for aluminoceladonite is K(Mg,Fe)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2.

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Aluminoceladonite Localities Map

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Formation of Aluminoceladonite

Aluminoceladonite is often referred to as a rare mineral, though its actual abundance may be underestimated due to difficulty of identification. Aluminoceladonite, along with other phyllosilicate minerals in the illite-aluminoceladonite solid solution series, has been observed mainly among finely dispersed, mostly inter-layer-deficient, aluminum-rich potassium-dioctahedral mica varieties occurring in sedimentary rocks.