Chlormagaluminite is one of the newer minerals found at Mont Saint-Hilaire. It was originally called “chlor-manasseite”.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
- Color is usually colorless to yellow-brown.
- Luster is (?).
- Diaphaneity is (?).
- Crystal System is hexagonal; P6/mcm.
- Crystal Habits include tabular crystals and aggregates of hexagonal
dipyramids. - Cleavage {0001} is perfect.
- Fracture is (?).
- Hardness is 1 (?).
- Specific Gravity is approximately 2.0 g/cm3.
- Streak is (?).
- Associated Minerals include calcite
- Distinguishing Features: Crystal habits.
- Origin: Named in 1982 for its composition: chlorine, magnesium and
aluminium.
| Dana class # | 10.6.10.1 – Halogenides; oxyhalides and hydroxyhalides |
| Strunz class # | V/E.2-2 – Nitrates, carbonates & borates; water-bearing carbonates with unfamiliar anions, manasseite group |