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ATHENA
MINERALOGY |
| Mineral: | NAGELSCHMIDTITE |
| Formula: | Ca3(PO4)2 · 2(alpha-Ca2SiO4) |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
| Strunz Nr: | 8/B.22-70 |
| References: | Geol. Surv. Israel Bull., 70 (1977); AM 63 (1978), 425; HB2/2 (1995) |
| Type Locality: | Hatrurim formation, Dead Sea, Israel |
| Comments: | Name of artificial compound applied to natural occurrence |