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Marialite

marialite

Na4Al3Si9O24Cl

Marialite mineral information and data

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Overview

Marialite is a silicate mineral with a chemical formula of Na4Al3Si9O24Cl if a pure endmember or Na4(AlSi3O8)3(Cl2,CO3,SO4) with increasing meionite content. Marialite is the sodium endmember of the scapolite group and a solid solution exists between marialite and meionite, the calcium endmember. It is a rare mineral usually used as a collector's stone.

Scientific references

  1. Marialite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425179 Link
  2. Marialite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marialite Link