Mellite

Melliet, Mellit, Mellita, Меллит, メルライト


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: Al2[C6(COO)6]·16H2O
Mineral class: organic compounds
Crystal system: tetragonal
Mohs scale: 2 - 2.5
Density (g/cm3): 1.64 - 1.65
Refractive index: 1.51 - 1.53
Cleavage: indistinct
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, orange, red, brown
Transparency: transparent - translucent
Luster: resinous - vitreous
Fluorescence: LW und SW: blue - light yellow
Pleochroism: weak: yellow- yellow-brown
Largest crystal: 7.5 cm?
Deposits: Austria, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Hungary, Russia
Discovery: 1789
1st Description: 1789 (Hoffmann, Werner)
Name: from the Latin word "mellitus" (honey)

Mellite

Size: 0.54 x 0.42 cm
Weight: 0.29 ct
Origin: Csordakúti Mine / Bicske-Csordakút / Féjer / Hungary

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Mellite Mineral

Size: 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm

Origin: Csordakúti Mine / Bicske-Csordakút / Féjer / Hungary

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Mellite Mineral

Mellite

Weight: 0.66 ct

Origin: Artern / Unstrut / Thüringen / Germany

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