| Name: | Ephesite Eph |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #484: Ephesite Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaLiAl2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Ephesite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Lithium (Li) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Turkey |
| Year First Published: | 1851 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Smith J L (1851) Memoir on Emery - Second Part - On the minerals associated with emery: corundum, hydrargillite, diaspore, zinc spinel, pholerite, ephesite (a new species), emerylite (a new species), muscovite, chloritoid (a new variety), black tourmaline, chlorite, magnetic oxyd of iron, oligiste iron, hydrated oxyd of iron, iron pyrites, rutile, ilmenite and titaniferous iron, American Journal of Science 11, 53-66 |
| Structural Group Name: | Mica |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | mica-true micas |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2095 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.984 |
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