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Bentorite

bentorite

Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O

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Overview

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. 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, Shulamit Gross, for Yaakov Ben-Tor (1910–2002), Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of California, San Diego, California, US, for his contributions to geology and mineralogy in Israel.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 2

Scientific references

  1. Bentorite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2896152 Link
  2. Bentorite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentorite Link