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Name: Marialite
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Specimens in Collection:

#625: Scapolite var. Marialite
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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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