Galeite

Formula:  Na15(SO4)5F4Cl

Origin of name:  For William Gale, American chemist

 

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  3m

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Colour:  White

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Habit:  Crystals hexagonal, barrel-shaped, in small nodular aggregates

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Specific gravity:  2.61

Cleavage:  None

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