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ATHENA MINERALOGY |
Mineral: | BENTORITE |
Formula: | Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
Strunz Nr: | 6/D.13-20 |
Group: | Ettringite group |
References: | Isr. J. Earth Sci. 29 (1980), 81; HB5 (2003); Minerals 10 (2020), 38 |
Type Locality: | Hatrurim formation, near the Arad-Sodom road, Dead Sea, Negev Desert, Israel |
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