Gehlenite
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What is Gehlenite?
Gehlenite, (Ca2Al[AlSiO7]), is a sorosilicate, Al-rich endmember of the melilite complete solid solution series with akermanite. The type locality is in the Monzoni Mountains, Fassa Valley in Trentino in Italy, and is named after Adolf Ferdinand Gehlen (1775–1815) by A.J. Fuchs in 1815.
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Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- yellow-brown, colourless, greenish grey
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 5 - 6
- Streak
- white, grey-white
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- Ca2Al(AlSiO7)
- Elements
- Al, Ca, O, Si
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