CHEMISTRY - Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Triclinic
CRYSTAL GROWTH AND HABITS - Amesite is found as tapering psuedohexagonal prisms or as tabular groups.
COLOR AND OTHER OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Colorless to lilac, pink to greenish; transparent to translucent.
HARDNESS - 2.5 - 3
SPECIFIC GRAVITY - 2.78
LUSTER - Vitreous to pearly on cleavage faces.
STREAK - White, sometimes with a pale green hue
BREAKABILITY - Perfect micaceous cleavage along {001}; brittle
OCCURRENCE - Amesite is a mineral produced by the low grade metamorphism of rocks rich in aluminum and magnesium.
ASSOCIATED MINERALS - Chlorite, Magnetite, Diaspore, Rutile, Grossular Garnet, Calcite, Diopside, Clinozoisite.
NAME - In honor of James Ames, a mine owner.