
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,156.74 gm)
Aluminum 30.32 %
AlSilicon 12.14 %
SiHydrogen 1.39 %
H Chlorine 3.06 %
ClOxygen 49.79 %
O Fluorine 3.28 %
F 
Empirical Formula:
Al13Si5(O)20(OH)16F2Cl

Environment:
Metamorphosed highly aluminous shales

Locality:
Postmasburg, South Africa.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[111] Good

Color:
colorless, gray white, pink, or reddish white.

Density:
2.88

Diaphaniety:
Transparent

Habits:
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., ,

Hardness:
7 - Quartz

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:
white
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