Wadalite

Related to IMA2014-028.

History

Activities related to discovery and approval of the group members

Structural context

Wadalite
Crystal System isometricCrystal Class hextetrahedralSpace Group I-43d
a12.001—12.0343 (12.0177)
b12.001—12.0343 (12.0177)
c12.001—12.0343 (12.0177)
alpha90
beta90
gamma90
volume1728.43—1742.86 (1735.645)

Based on 2 measurements

Chemical context

Stoichiometric formulas

Wadalite
mindat.org
  • March 13, 2023(Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3
IMA
  • March 13, 2023Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3
mineralogy.rocks
  • Aug. 30, 2022(Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3

Elements recorded on EPMA

2
Al
2
Ca
2
Cl
2
Fe
2
Mg
2
O
2
Si
1
Ti

Physical properties

ColorColor entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
  • lemon-yellow
  • colourless
    Color noteOriginal color note from the source
    Lemon-yellow, colourless, grey
    StreakStreak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
    • colourless
    Streak noteOriginal streak note from the source
    Colourless
    Lustre
    Vitreous
    Sub-Vitreous
    Transparency
    Transparent
    Translucent
    Calculated density
    3.06