Yeelimite Mineral Data

General Yeelimite Information

Chemical Formula:

Ca4Al6O12(SO4)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 610.26 gm

Calcium 26.27 % Ca 36.76 % CaO

Aluminum 26.53 % Al 50.12 % Al₂O₃

Sulfur 5.25 % S 13.12 % SO₃

Oxygen 41.95 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Ca₄Al₆(SO₄)O₁₂

Environment:

From the Hatrurim formation in cobbles in a pseudoconglomerate. High temperature metamorphism of calcareous rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1983

Locality:

Hatrurim basin, W of the Dead Sea, Israel, near Har Ye'elim and Nahal Ye'elim (a hill and a wadi). Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Synonym:

ICSD 28480

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Ye'elimite

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Yeelimite Ellestadite-(OH)

Comments: Ye'elimite and hydroxylellestadite intimately intergrown as a brownish aggregate in massive anhydrite.
Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Yeelimite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 18.392, Z = 16; V = 6,221.38 Den(Calc)= 2.61

Crystal System:

Isometric - GyroidalH-M Symbol (4 3 2) Space Group: I 4₁32

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.7542(1), 2.909(0.15), 3.915(0.1),

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Saalfeld H , Depmeier W , Kristall und Technik , 7 (1972) p.229-233, Silicon-free compounds with sodalite structure, Note: Very short S-O bondlength of 1.26 angstroms, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Yeelimite

Color:

Colorless.

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Yeelimite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= -0.066 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2176,KC= 0.2042
Ncalc = 1.53

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.568.

Calculated Properties of Yeelimite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.58 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Yeelimite =2.61 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0009500767
Boson Index = 0.9990499233

Photoelectric:

PE_Yeelimite= 4.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Yeelimite x rElectron Density= 11.19 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Yeelimite is Not Radioactive

Yeelimite Classification

Dana Class:

30.01.15.01 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(30.01)where (A B)m (XO4)p Zq where m:p>2:1

(30.01.15)Dana Group

30.01.15.01 Yeelimite Ca4Al6O12(SO4) I 4₁32 4 3 2

Strunz Class:

07.BC.15 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O

07.BC -With medium-sized and large cations

07.BC.15 Yeelimite Ca4Al6O12(SO4) I 4₁32 4 3 2

Other Yeelimite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Yeelimite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Yeelimite

Ca4Al6O12(SO4)
Dana No: 30.01.15.01 Strunz No: 07.BC.15
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