Aluminium
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Aluminium
Formula:
Al
Colour:
Grayish-White
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
2 - 3½
Specific Gravity:
2.707
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
The name is the British spelling for the element of which it is comprised. The name was given by Sir Humphry Davy, who discovered the element.
Co-Type Localities:
Dimorph of:
This page provides mineralogical data about Aluminium.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:107:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c0ccbada-ce6d-49a4-b0e3-66fe9da4bb58
IMA Classification of Aluminium
Approved
Classification of Aluminium
1.AA.05
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
A : Copper-cupalite family
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
A : Copper-cupalite family
Dana 7th ed.:
1.1.22.1
1.1.1.5
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group
1.21
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Al | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Aluminium
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Grayish-White
Hardness:
2 - 3½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Malleable
Density:
2.707 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.697 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Aluminium
Type:
Isotropic
Chemistry of Aluminium
Mindat Formula:
Al
Elements listed:
CAS Registry number:
Crystallography of Aluminium
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fm3m
Setting:
Fm3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.0494 Å
Unit Cell V:
66.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Typically granular massive, may be platy or scaly, to 1 mm.
Comment:
Space group for the synthetic material
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0011137 | Aluminium | Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Cubic closest packed, ccp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83 | 1963 | 0 | 293 | ||
0012873 | Aluminium | Straumanis M E (1949) The precision determination of lattice constants by the powder and rotation crystal methods and applications Journal of Applied Physics 20 726-734 | 1949 | synthetic | 0 | 298 | |
0012934 | Aluminium | Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616 | 1935 | synthetic | 0 | 298 | |
0014946 | Aluminium | Owen E A, Yates E L (1933) Precision measurements of crystal parameters Philosophical Magazine 15 472-488 | 1933 | synthetic | 0 | 291 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.338 Å | (100) |
2.024 Å | (47) |
1.221 Å | (24) |
1.431 Å | (22) |
0.9289 Å | (8) |
0.9055 Å | (8) |
0.8266 Å | (8) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust | >4.50 |
8 : Mafic igneous rocks | |
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies) | |
Near-surface Processes | |
30 : Terrestrial impact minerals | |
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks | |
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics | <3.5-2.5 |
38 : Ophiolites |
Geological Setting:
In a gabbro-dolerite massif (Billeekh intrusion, Russia); in aluminum-rich rocks; in high-temperature hydrothermal Sn–W deposits and their alteration zones; in volcanic ash.
Type Occurrence of Aluminium
Co-Type Localities:
General Appearance of Type Material:
usually granular-massive; also platy to scaly, with individuals up to 1 mm.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Museum, Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
gabbro-dolerite massif (TL); also known from Al-rich rocks and HT hydrothermal Sn-W deposits; and from volcanic ashes.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Oleinikov, B.V., Okrugin, A.V., and Leskova, N.V. (1978) Petrological significance of the occurrence of native aluminum in basites. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR: 243: 191-194
Synonyms of Aluminium
Other Language Names for Aluminium
Afrikaans:Aluminium
Arabic:ألومنيوم
Armenian:Ալյումին
Asturian:Aluminiu
Azeri:Alüminium
Basque:Aluminio
Belarusian:Алюміній
Bengali:অ্যালুমিনিয়াম
Bosnian:Aluminijum
Breton:Aluminiom
Bulgarian:Алуминий
Catalan:Alumini
Chuvash:Алюмини
Corsican:Alluminiu
Croatian:Aluminij
Czech:Hliník
Danish:Aluminium
Dutch:Aluminium
Erzya:Люм
Esperanto:Aluminio
Estonian:Alumiinium
Farsi/Persian:آلومینیم
Finnish:Alumiini
French:Aluminium
Friulian:Alumini
Galician:Aluminio
German:Aluminium
Greek:Αργίλιο
Haitian:Aliminyòm
Hebrew:אלומיניום
Hindi:एलुमिनियम
Hungarian:Alumínium
Icelandic:Ál
Ido:Aluminio
Indonesian:Aluminium
Irish Gaelic:Alúmanam
Italian:Alluminio
Japanese:自然アルミニウム
Javanese:Alumunium
Kapampangan:Aluminiu
Korean:알루미늄
Kurdish (Latin Script):Bafûn
Latin:Aluminium
Latvian:Alumīnijs
Lithuanian:Aliuminis
Lojban:jinmrmalume
Low Saxon/Low German:Aluminium
Luxembourgish:Aluminium
Macedonian:Алуминиум
Malay:Aluminium
Malayalam:അലൂമിനിയം
Manx:Ollymin
Marathi:ऍल्युमिनियम
Min Nan:Al
Mongolian:Хөнгөн цагаан
Norwegian:Aluminium
Norwegian (Nynorsk):Aluminium
Novial:Aluminie
Occitan:Alumini
Polish:Glin
Portuguese:Alumínio
Quechua:Ch'aqu q'illay
Ripuarian:Allu
Romanian:Aluminiu
Russian:Алюминий
Saterland Frisian:Aluminium
Scottish Gaelic:Almain
Serbian:Алуминијум
Serbo-Croatian:Aluminijum
Sicilian:Alluminiu
Simplified Chinese:自然铝
Slovak:Hliník
Slovenian:Aluminij
Spanish:Aluminio
Swahili:Alumini
Swedish:Aluminium
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):Алюминий
Tamil:அலுமினியம்
Telugu:అల్యూమినియం
Thai:อะลูมิเนียม
Traditional Chinese:自然鋁
Turkish:Alüminyum
Ukrainian:Алюміній
Uzbek (Latin Script):Alyuminiy
Vietnamese:Nhôm
Welsh:Alwminiwm
Yoruba:Aluminiọmu
Relationship of Aluminium to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Aluminium associated with Lead | Pb |
3 photos of Aluminium associated with Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
3 photos of Aluminium associated with Tin | Sn |
2 photos of Aluminium associated with Cerussite | PbCO3 |
2 photos of Aluminium associated with Akdalaite | Al10O14(OH)2 |
2 photos of Aluminium associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
1 photo of Aluminium associated with Bayerite | Al(OH)3 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
1.AA.05 | Copper | Cu |
1.AA.05 | Gold | Au |
1.AA.05 | Lead | Pb |
1.AA.05 | Nickel | Ni |
1.AA.05 | Silver | Ag |
1.AA.05 | UM2004-08-E:AuCuPd | Cu2PdAu |
1.AA.05 | UM1991-06-E:AuCu | Au3Cu |
1.AA.05 | Copper Group | |
1.AA.05 | Steinhardtite | Al0.38Ni0.32Fe0.30 |
1.AA.05a | Auricupride Subgroup | |
1.AA.10a | Auricupride | Cu3Au |
1.AA.10b | Tetra-auricupride | AuCu |
1.AA.10a | Cuproauride | Cu3Au |
1.AA.10 | Nickel Group | |
1.AA.15 | Anyuiite | AuPb2 |
1.AA.15 | Khatyrkite | (Cu,Zn)Al2 |
1.AA.15 | Novodneprite | AuPb3 |
1.AA.15 | UM1985-02-E:AlZn | (Zn,Cu)Al2 |
1.AA.20 | Cupalite | (Cu,Zn)Al |
1.AA.25 | Hunchunite | Au2Pb |
1.AA.30 | Stolperite | AlCu |
1.AA.35 | Hollisterite | Al3Fe |
1.AA.40 | Icosahedrite | Al63Cu24Fe13 |
1.AA.45 | Kryachkoite | (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu) |
1.AA.50 | Proxidecagonite | Al34Ni9Fe2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Aluminium
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References for Aluminium
Reference List:
Ma, C., Lin, C., Bindi, L., Steinhardt, P.J. (2016) Discovery of new Al-Cu-Fe minerals in the Khatyrka CV3 meteorite. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.
Localities for Aluminium
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Paar et al. (2019) |
Azerbaijan | |
| Novgorodova M.I. (caspian Sea) |
Belarus | |
| Levitskiy et al. (2018, July) |
Bulgaria | |
| Dekov et al. (2009) |
China | |
| Anthony +1 other reference |
| Anthony |
| Zongli Deng and Shoujing Jiao (1990) |
| Jingsui Yang et al. (2006) |
| Wenji Bai et al. (2001) |
Egypt | |
| Belyanin et al. (2017) |
Italy | |
| AA. VV. +2 other references |
New Zealand | |
| Newman (2015) |
Russia | |
| Bindi et al. (2015) |
| Gordeev et al. (2014, January) |
Mandarino (2000) | |
| Karpov et al. (2010) |
Okrugin (2004) | |
| Malitch et al. (2013) |
| Pekov (1998) |
Oleinikov B V et al. (1978) | |
| M.I. Novgorodova Doklady AN SSSR |
| chemistry and genesis et al. (in Russian) +1 other reference |
| V.V. Seredin data +1 other reference |
[World of Stones 12:49] | |
| Shcheka et al. (2006) |
| Anthony et al. (2016) |
| Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR |
| Pekov (1998) |
| Koval'skii et al. (1985) +1 other reference |
| Yudovskaya et al. (2006) |
| Azovskova et al. (2013, January) |
| 6th orogenic lherzolite conference 2014 ... +1 other reference |
South China Sea | |
Chen et al. (2011) | |
Venezuela | |
| Franco Urbani et al. (2007) +2 other references |
Franco Urbani (2009) | |
The Moon | |
| Mokhov A.V. et al. (2007) |
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