Saliotite

Saliotite

Saliotite is a colorless to pearl white phyllosilicate mineral in the smectite group. Saliotite was discovered in 1994 at Andalusia, Spain and named after Pierre Saliot, a French geologist.

It has the chemical formula Na0.5Li0.5Al3AlSi3O10(OH)5, has perfect cleavage, a pearly luster and leaves a white streak. Its crystal structure is monoclinic and it is a soft mineral with a hardness rated 2-3 on the Mohs Scale.

References

* [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Saliotite.shtml Webmineral data]
* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3510.html Mindat]
* [http://euromin.w3sites.net/mineraux/SALIOTITE.html Saliotite on euromin.w3sites.net "(French)"]


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