A species of Minerals, Also known as Klein's Compound
Ye'elimite is the naturally occurring form of calcium sulfoaluminate, Ca4(AlO2)6SO3. It gets its name from Har Ye'elim in Israel in the Hatrurim Basin west of the Dead Sea where it was first found in nature by Shulamit Gross. The mineral is cubic, with 16 formula units per unit cell, and a cell dimension of 1.8392 nm, and is readily detected and quantified in mixtures by powder x-ray diffraction.
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Physical Properties of Ye'elimite
Colors
Colourless.
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Chemical Properties of Ye'elimite
Idealised Formula
4CaO · 3Al2O3.SO3
Formula
Ca4Al6(SO4)O12
Elements listed
Al, Ca, O, S
Characteristics of Ye'elimite
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