Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4))
- CAS No.
- 12183-80-1
- Chemical Name:
- Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4))
- Synonyms
- Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4))
- CBNumber:
- CB8924915
- Molecular Formula:
- Al2H2O6Si2-2
- Molecular Weight:
- 208.146356
- MDL Number:
- MOL File:
- 12183-80-1.mol
Density | 3.145 |
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form | gray-green crystals |
color | gray-green crystals, crystalline |
EPA Substance Registry System | Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4)) (12183-80-1) |
Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4)) Chemical Properties,Uses,Production
Chemical Properties
gray, greenish, reddish, or bluish; hardness 7–7.5; used in dental cements and the glass industry, in enamels, ceramics, and as a paint filler [MER06] [HAW93]
Physical properties
Habit: acicular, blocky, prismatic, euhedral crystals.
Color: usually pink, white, rose, dark
green, gray, brown, red, or green or with clouded inclusions.
Luster: vitreous (i.e., glassy).
Diaphaneity: transparent to translucent.
Cleavage: (110) distinct, (100) indistinct, (010)
poor.
Fracture: uneven, splintery, brittle.
Streak: white.
Chemical: insoluble in strong
mineral acids but attacked by molten alkali-metal hydroxides (e.g., NaOH) and carbonates
(e.g., Na2CO3). Heated in Co(NO3
)2 give the Thénard blue color. Non fusible but transforms
to sillimanite on heating.
Other properties: Unfusible but when heated above 1200°C
transforms to a mixture of silica and mullite (Al6Si2O13). Dielectric constant of 8.28.
Diamagnetic with a specific magnetic susceptibility of –10–10 m3.kg–1.
Occurrence: metamorphosed peri-aluminous sedimetary rocks.
Production Methods
It was estimated that in 1987, 90% of the kyanite produced in the United States was used in refractories, 55% of this for smelting and processing iron, 20% for smelting and processing nonferrous metals, and15% for refractories in glassmaking and ceramics.
Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4)) Preparation Products And Raw materials
Raw materials
Preparation Products
Andalusite (Al2O(SiO4)) Suppliers
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Shaanxi Didu New Materials Co. Ltd | +86-89586680 +86-13289823923 | 1026@dideu.com | China | 8722 | 58 |
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