Ye'elimite

Formula: Ca4Al6O12(SO4)

Origin of name: for locality, Har Ye'elim and Nahal Ye'elim, a hill and wadi in the Hatrurim basin, Israel

 

Crystal system: Cubic/Isometric

Crystal class: 432

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Unit cell: a = 18.392

 

Colour: Colourless

Diaphaneity: Transparent

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Habit: crystals 3 to 60 microns

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Specific gravity: 3.61

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Streak: White

 

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