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Name: Akdalaite
Akd
IMA Chemistry: Al10O14(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Akdalaite contains elements:
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Kazakhstan
Year First Published: 1969
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Shpanov E P, Sidorenko G A, Stolyarova T I (1970) Akdalaite, a new hydrous modification of alumina, Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 99, 333-339 Chemical formula revised from (Al_2_O_3_)_5_·H_2_O: Parise J B, Xia B, Simonson J W, Woerner W R, Plonka A M, Phillips B L, Ehm L (2019) Structural chemistry of akdalaite, Al_10_O_14_(OH)_2_, the isostructural aluminum analogue of ferrihydrite. Crystals 9, 246
Structural Group Name: Nolanite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal|orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 623.3 Million Years Ago
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