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General Doyleite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Al(OH)3

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 78.00 gm

Aluminum 34.59 % Al 65.36 % Al2O3

Hydrogen 3.88 % H 34.64 % H2O

Oxygen 61.53 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Al(OH)3

Help on Environment: Environment:

A late-stage hydrothermal mineral lining vugs in veins in nepheline syenite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1985

Help on Locality: Locality:

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Canadian physician E.J. Doyle, of Ottawa, Canada, who found the mineral at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Doyleite Say DOYLEITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 50581

IMA1980-041

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Doyleite Image

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Click Here for Larger Doyleite Image Doyleite Gibbsite Comments: Botryoidal spheres of doyleite growing along with its dimorph gibbsite. Analysis shows that doyleite dominates the mix. There are also minor canary yellow phlogopite crystals. Location: Baoshan, Yunnan, China.Scale: 8 x 6.5 x 1.9 cm. © Fabre Minerals

Doyleite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9665:1:0.9623

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.002, b = 5.175, c = 4.98, Z = 2; alpha = 97.5°, beta = 118.6°, gamma = 104.74° V = 108.52 Den(Calc)= 2.39

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 4.794(1), 2.36(0.4), 1.972(0.3),

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| | Clark G R , Rodgers K A , Henderson G S , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 213 (1998) p.96-100, The crystal chemistry of doyleite, Al(OH)3, Locality: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Doyleite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{010} Perfect, {100} Distinct

Help on Color: Color:

White, Creamy white, Bluish white.

Help on Density: Density:

2.48

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Opaque

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Doyleite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.116 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.116 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2237,KPDmeas= 0.2237,KC= 0.2531
Ncalc = 1.63

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.545, b=1.553, g=1.566, bire=0.0210, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=77.

Calculated Properties of Doyleite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.54 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Doyleite =2.48 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0003011748
Boson Index = 0.9996988252

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEDoyleite = 1.10 barns/electron
U=PEDoyleite x rElectron Density= 2.80 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Doyleite is Not Radioactive

Doyleite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

06.03.04.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.04)Dana Group

06.03.04.01 Doyleite Al(OH)3 P1 1

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.FE.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FE -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

04.FE.10 Bayerite Al(OH)3 P 21/a 2/m

04.FE.10 Doyleite Al(OH)3 P1 1

04.FE.10 Gibbsite Al(OH)3 P 21/n 2/m

04.FE.10 Nordstrandite Al(OH)3 P1 1

Other Doyleite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Doyleite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info

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Doyleite

Al(OH)3
Dana No: 06.03.04.01 Strunz No: 04.FE.10
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