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Eitelite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Eitelite
Wilhelm H. J. Eitel
Formula:
Na2Mg(CO3)2
Colour:
Colorless
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
2.737
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
Named by C. Milton, J.M. Axelrod, and F.S. Grimaldi in 1955 in honor of Wilhelm Hermann Julius Eitel (6 May 1891, Frankfurt, Germany - 20 July 1979, Toledo, Ohio, USA), Director, Institute of Silicate Research, University of Toledo, Ohio, who first synthesized it.
This page provides mineralogical data about Eitelite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1360:0
Similar Names
| Aedelite | A synonym of Prehnite | |
| Edelite | A synonym of 'Aedelite' | |
| Eifelite | A valid IMA mineral species | KNa2(MgNa)Mg3[Si12O30] |
| Eimelite | A synonym of 'Cimolite' | |
| Eudalite | A synonym of Eudialyte | |
| Exitèlite | A synonym of Valentinite | |
| Yatalite | A rock subtype | |
| Ædelite (of Kirwan) | A synonym of Natrolite |
IMA Classification of Eitelite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1955
Classification of Eitelite
5.AC.05
5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
C : Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates
5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
A : Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O
C : Alkali and alkali-earth carbonates
14.3.2.1
14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
3 : A2B(XO3)2
14 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
3 : A2B(XO3)2
11.3.10
11 : Carbonates
3 : Carbonates of Mg
11 : Carbonates
3 : Carbonates of Mg
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Eit | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Westvaco mine, Green River Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA