Ye'elimite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About Ye'elimiteHide

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Specific Gravity:

2.61 (Calculated)

Name:

Named after Har Ye'elim and Nahal Ye'elim, the most conspicuous hill and wadi in the Hatrurim basin, Israel.

Structure related to that of the Sodalite Group.

Well-known as a synthetic component in sulphate-bearing cements. Also found as a product of burning coal dumps (see under "Kruzhevite").
Reacts readily with water.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4356:0

6f3094d4-3c50-4bee-b007-a0086096a9af

IMA Classification of Ye'elimiteHide

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IMA Formula:

Ca4Al6O12(SO4)

Type description reference:

Classification of Ye'elimiteHide

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7.BC.15

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

25.4.12

25 : Sulphates
4 : Sulphates of Ca, Sr and Ba

Mineral SymbolsHide

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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol Source Reference
Ye IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Ye'elimiteHide

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Density:

2.61 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Ye'elimiteHide

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Birefringence:

Isotropic minerals have no birefringence

Chemistry of Ye'elimiteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Ca4Al6(SO4)O12

Crystallography of Ye'elimiteHide

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Class (H-M):

432 - Gyroidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 18.392 Å

Unit Cell V:

6,221.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
3.754 Å (100)
2.909 Å (15)
3.915 Å (10)
6.52 Å (4)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of Ye'elimiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

Crystals, to 15 µm, in aggregates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geochemistry Department, Geological Survey of Israel; Department of
Geology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 62815.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

REFERENCE PDF WEB Gross S (1984) Occurrence of ye'elimite and ellestadite in an unusual cobble from the "pseudo-conglomerate" of the Hatrurim basin, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Current Research, 1-4

Synonyms of Ye'elimiteHide

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Other Language Names for Ye'elimiteHide

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Relationship of Ye'elimite to other SpeciesHide

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Structurally related to group(s):

Sodalite Group The Sodalite Group is characterised by sodalite-type stacking of alumosilicate building units that produces Cubo ...

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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7.BC. Adranosite-(Fe) (NH4)4NaFe3+2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d
7.BC. Adranosite (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d
7.BC. D'Ansite-(Mn) Na21Mn2+(SO4)10Cl3 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d
7.BC. Agaite Pb3CuTeO5(OH)2(CO3) Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
7.BC. D'Ansite-(Fe) Na21Fe2+(SO4)10Cl3 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d
7.BC. Acmonidesite (NH4,K,Pb)8NaFe2+4(SO4)5Cl8 Orth. 222 : _C_2221
7.BC. Backite Pb2AlTeO6Cl Trig. 32 : _P_312
7.BC. Hagstromite Pb8Cu2+(Te6+O6)2(CO3)Cl4 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I b a m
7.BC. Wildcatite CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m
7.BC. Franksousaite PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.BC. Zincochenite Pb4Zn(OH)6(SO4)2 Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.BC. Viskontite Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
7.BC. Chromviskontite Pb5Cu2(CrO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
7.BC.05 D'Ansite Na21Mg(SO4)10Cl3 Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_m
7.BC.07 Apatelite Fe3(SO4)2(OH)5 · 0.5H2O
7.BC.07 Unnamed (Ba-Fe Vanadate) Ba, Fe, V, O, H
7.BC.10 Alunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Ammonioalunite (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig.
7.BC.10 Ammoniojarosite (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Argentojarosite AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Beaverite-(Cu) Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Dorallcharite TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Huangite Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Hydroniumjarosite (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Jarosite KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Natroalunite-2c (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Natroalunite NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Natrojarosite NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Osarizawaite Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Plumbojarosite Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Schlossmacherite (H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Walthierite Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig.
7.BC.10 Beaverite-(Zn) Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.10 Karlseifertite Pb(Ga2Ge)(AsO4)2(OH)6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.BC.20 Atlasovite K(BiO)Cu6Fe3+(SO4)5O3Cl Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c
7.BC.20 Nabokoite KCu7(SO4)5(Te4+O3)OCl Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c
7.BC.20 Puninite Na2Cu3O(SO4)3 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
7.BC.25 Chlorothionite K2Cu(SO4)Cl2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
7.BC.30 Euchlorine KNaCu3(SO4)3O Mon. 2/m
7.BC.30 Fedotovite K2Cu3(SO4)3O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
7.BC.35 Kamchatkite KCu3(SO4)2OCl Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
7.BC.40 Piypite K4Cu4O2(SO4)4 · (Na,Cu)Cl Tet. 4 : _I_4
7.BC.45 Klyuchevskite K3Cu3(Fe3+,Al)(SO4)4O2 Mon. 2
7.BC.45 Alumoklyuchevskite K3Cu3(Al,Fe3+)(SO4)4O2 Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.BC.45 Belousovite KZn(SO4)Cl Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.BC.47 Müllerite Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl Trig. 32 : _P_3112
7.BC.50 Caledonite Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
7.BC.50 Elasmochloite Na3Cu6BiO4(SO4)5 Mon. 2/m
7.BC.52 Eleomelanite (K2Pb)Cu4O2(SO4)4 Mon. 2/m
7.BC.55 Wherryite Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
7.BC.55 Falgarite K4(VO)3(SO4)5 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
7.BC.57 Krasheninnikovite KNa2CaMg(SO4)3F Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m c m
7.BC.60 Mammothite Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 Mon. 2 : _B_2
7.BC.60 Wulffite K3NaCu4O2(SO4)4 Orth. m _m_2
7.BC.60 Parawulffite K5Na3Cu8O4(SO4)8 Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b
7.BC.62 Shuvalovite K2(Ca2Na)(SO4)3F Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a
7.BC.65 Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.BC.65 Schmiederite Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.BC.65 Munakataite Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.BC.65 Therasiaite (NH4)3KNa2Fe2+Fe3+(SO4)3Cl5 Mon. m : B b
7.BC.65 Saccoite Ca2Mn3+2F(OH)8 · 0.5(SO4) Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c
7.BC.70 Chenite Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.BC.75 Krivovichevite Pb3Al(OH)6(SO4)(OH) Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c
7.BC.80 Anhydrokainite KMg(SO4)Cl

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Notes:

Decomposes in H2O to give ettringite and Al(OH)3.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for Ye'elimiteHide

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Localities for Ye'elimiteHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Austria
Styria Südoststeiermark District Klöch ⓘ Basalt quarry natürliches Vorkommen der Verbindung ... +1 other reference
France
Occitanie Aveyron Rodez Sévérac-d'Aveyron ⓘ Lapanouse-de-Sévérac slag locality publication date: November 2018 +1 other reference
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen Seekante ⓘ Xenolith CS-008 in the collection of Christof Schäfer
Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry EMPA data
ⓘ E-2011 xenolith Sharygin (2012)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-050 in the collection of Christof Schäfer
Thuringia Greiz District Kauern ⓘ Lichtenberg Absetzer dump T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998 (7/8)
Israel
Southern District (HaDarom District) ⓘ Arad Kahlenberg et al. (2019)
ⓘ Arad Stone Quarry Krüger +2 other references
Dead Sea ⓘ Har Ye'elim (TL) Gross S (1984)
Tamar Regional Council ⓘ Hatrurim Basin Sharygin et al. (2008)
ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa) Galuskin et al. (2016)
Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation Vapnik et al. (2006)
Palestine
West Bank Bethlehem Governorate ⓘ Nahal Darga Galuskina et al. (2019)
Quds Governorate ⓘ Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum) Galuskin et al. (2014)
Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Kopeysk Cesnokov et al. (1998)
Coal Mine No. 47 ⓘ Mine dump Pekov (1998)
USA
Wyoming Campbell County Reno Junction ⓘ Durham Ranch paralava occurrence Frank K. Mazdab collection +2 other references