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Bentorite

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Description
Locality: 
Hatrurim Formation, Negev Desert, Israel
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Purple crystal aggregates of the very rare mineral bentorite from the type locality and one of the only two known localities worldwide.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bentorite

Formula: 
Ca6(Cr3+,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel

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