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Yeelimite Mineral Data
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General Yeelimite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca4Al6O12(SO4) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 610.26 gm |
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Calcium 26.27 % Ca 36.76 % CaO |
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Aluminum 26.53 % Al 50.12 % Al2O3 |
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Sulfur 5.25 % S 13.12 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 41.95 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca4Al6(SO4)O12 |
| Environment: |
From the Hatrurim formation in cobbles in a pseudoconglomerate. High temperature metamorphism of calcareous rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Hatrurim basin, W of the Dead Sea, Israel, near Har Ye'elim and Nahal Ye'elim (a hill and a wadi). Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 28480 |
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PDF 33-256 |
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Ye'elimite |
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