Hydrotalcite
Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ * 4H₂O
Hydrous Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) containing carbonate anions
Properties
- Chemical formula
- Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ * 4H₂O
- Group
- Carbonates
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness (Mohs)
- —
- Color
- White
- Luster
- —
- Streak
- White
- Density
- —
- Cleavage
- —
- Fracture
- —
- Tenacity
- —
- Crystal habit
- —
- Transparency
- —
- Space group
- —
- Fluorescence
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- Magnetism
- —
- Radioactivity
- —
- Refractive index
- —
- Optical character
- —
- Birefringence
- —
- Pleochroism
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- Strunz classification
- 5.DA.50
- Dana classification
- —
- IMA status
- Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
- IMA symbol
- Htc
- Locality
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- Type locality
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- Discovery year
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Etymology
Named after talc
Source: Wikidata
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