Melilite
A synonym of Melilite Group
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Formula:
Ca2(Al,Mg,Fe)((Al,Si,B)SiO7)
Hardness:
5 - 5½
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Synonym:
A synonym of Melilite Group
Melilite was originally described in 1796 from Capo di Bove, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy. The name refers to a group of minerals (melilite group) with chemically similar composition, nearly always minerals in åkermanite-gehlenite series.
For references see Melilite Group.
For references see Melilite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2635 (as Melilite)
29310 (as Melilite Group)
29310 (as Melilite Group)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2635:8 (as Melilite)
mindat:1:1:29310:1 (as Melilite Group)
mindat:1:1:29310:1 (as Melilite Group)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
ea18ce03-ff83-4f61-a20a-1366bfda73a8 (as Melilite)
c9b86bd1-5e19-4758-9faa-c5d4f94f97ff (as Melilite Group)
c9b86bd1-5e19-4758-9faa-c5d4f94f97ff (as Melilite Group)
Internet Links for Melilite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-2635.html
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