Bentorite
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bentorite-280-2156355
title:
Bentorite
text:
Bentorite is a mineral with the chemical formula Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. It is colored violet to light violet. Its crystals are hexagonal to dihexagonal dipyramidal. It is transparent and has vitreous luster. It has perfect cleavage. It is not radioactive. Bentorite is rated 2 on the Mohs scale. The mineral was first described in 1980 by Shulamit Gross for an occurrence in the Hatrurim Formation of Danian age along the western margin of the Dead Sea, Israel. It was named by its discoverer
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encyclopedia
description:
Rare chromium-rich ettringite, or Cr-AFt
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentorite
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-28T13:20:48Z
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13
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15