ATHENA MINERALOGY |
Mineral: | BENTORITE |
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Formula: | Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12.26H2O |
Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
Group: | Ettringite group |
IMA Number: | 1979-042 |
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 |
Bentorite, 4 cm Hatrurim Formation, IL From Shulamit Gross, G.S.I. Coll. P. Perroud (now in NHM Geneva) See also: athena.unige.ch -> mineral pictures |
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