Carmeltazite is a rare oxide mineral. Its first discovery on Earth was announced in 2019, after it was found in Zebulun Valley in Israel.[1][2] The chemical formula for carmeltazite is ZrAl2Ti4O11.[3]
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The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names approved the registration of the mineral under application 2018-103. The name is a combination of the location it was found (Mount Carmel) and the major elements (titanium, aluminium and zirconium).[4] It has properties similar to Allendeite.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Israeli company unearths rare mineral". BBC. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Bressan, David. "Carmeltazite: A New Unique Gemstone From Israel". Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Griffin, William; et al. (19 December 2018). "Carmeltazite, ZrAl2Ti4O11, a New Mineral Trapped in Corundum from Volcanic Rocks of Mt Carmel, Northern Israel" (PDF). Minerals. 8 (12): 601. Bibcode:2018Mine....8..601G. doi:10.3390/min8120601.
- ^ "Carmeltazite recognised as a new and rare mineral". 7 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Carmeltazite: A New Unique Gemstone from Israel". Forbes.
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