White crystal aggregates of the very rare mineral satimolite from the type locality and only one of the two known localities worldwide: Satimola Salt Dome, Western Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Satimolite
Satimolite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the halide class, with the chemical formula KNa₂(Al₅Mg₂)[B₁₂O₁₈(OH)₁₂](OH)₆Cl₄·4H₂O.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Key properties: specific gravity 1.7; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Sati, IMA status: approved, named in 1967.
Found in halite–polyhalite–boracite–kieserite–clay rocks.
It is found associated with Kaliborite, boracite, kieserite, magnesite.
The name refers to its occurrence in the Satimola salt dome, Kazakhstan.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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