Phyllosilicate
A group of related mineral species
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A general name for silicate minerals, especially clays, with a well-defined sheet structure, e.g. mica group, chlorite group, kaolinite-serpentine Group, smectite, sepiolite, palygorskite, vermiculite, talc, pyrophyllite, brittle mica etc.
The sheet structure is based on the silicate tetrahedra being linked to form 2D sheets.
They are also commonly called sheet silicates.
The sheet structure is based on the silicate tetrahedra being linked to form 2D sheets.
They are also commonly called sheet silicates.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
471575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:471575:3
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 Phyllosilicate
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References for Phyllosilicate
Localities for Phyllosilicate
Showing 51 localities.
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The 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Mercado et al. (2025) |
Australia | |
| Rieger et al. (2020) |
Brazil | |
| Costa-Silva et al. (2026) |
| Peterle et al. (2026) |
| Porter Geoconsultancy website | |
| Santos et al. (2025) |
Burundi | |
| Midende et al. (2014) |
Canada | |
| Febbo et al. (2019) |
| Grema et al. (2024) |
Chile | |
| Lohmeier et al. (2025) |
| Lohmeier et al. (2022) | |
China | |
| Shi et al. (2026) |
| Zhao et al. (2026) |
| Wang et al. (2026) |
| Zhang et al. (2026) |
Colombia | |
| González-Durán et al. (2019) |
Cuba | |
| Pujol-Solà et al. (2020) |
Czech Republic | |
| Durjagina et al. (2026) |
DR Congo | |
| DE GROOTE et al. (2023) +1 other reference |
France | |
| Ballini et al. (2020) |
Ghana | |
| Addae et al. (2026) |
India | |
| Smith et al. (2013) |
Indonesia | |
| Bari et al. (2026) |
Iran | |
| Nayebi et al. (2026) |
Italy | |
| Fornelli et al. (2026) |
| Santoro et al. (2025) |
| Simakov et al. (2021) |
| Macchiarella et al. (2026) |
| Garofalo et al. (2025) |
Ivory Coast | |
| Coulibaly et al. (2026) |
Mongolia | |
| Areva Mines SA |
Morocco | |
| Bouabdellah et al. (2026) |
Namibia | |
| Reinhard et al. (2025) |
New Zealand | |
| Cooper (2020) |
Pacific Ocean | |
| Friesen et al. (1995) |
| Friesen et al. (1995) | |
| Friesen et al. (1995) | |
| Friesen et al. (1995) | |
Russia | |
| Rudmin et al. (2022) |
| Левочская et al. (2021) |
Rwanda | |
| Wouters et al. (2020) |
Sudan | |
| Suliman et al. (2025) |
Sweden | |
| Nordfeldt et al. (2026) |
UK | |
| - (2010) |
USA | |
| Hennebois et al. (2025) |
| Newmont Mining Corporation |
| Fischer et al. (2020) |
| Seiders et al. (1972) |
Venezuela | |
| Domènech et al. (2020) |
Zambia | |
| Simusokwe (2021) |
Zimbabwe | |
| Martin (2020) |
