Name: | Imogolite Imo |
IMA Chemistry: | Al2SiO3(OH)4 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Imogolite contains elements: Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
Year First Published: | 1962 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Insufficiently defined, and so rejected by IMA: Yoshinaga N, Aomine S (1962) Imogolite in some Ando soils. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 8, 114-121 Approved as a mineral species: Bayliss P (1987) Mineralogical notes: mineral nomenclature: imogolite, Mineralogical Magazine 51, 327-327 |
Structural Group Name: | Allophane |
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Oldest Known Age: | 1600 Million Years Ago |
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