Name: | Marialite Mar |
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IMA Chemistry: | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Marialite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Chlorine (Cl) |
Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
Year First Published: | 1866 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Originally named marialith: vom Rath G (1866) Mineralogisch-geognostische Fragmente aus Italien, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 18, 487-642 |
Structural Group Name: | Scapolite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | scapolite |
Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 2038 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 3.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 2.645 |
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