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Melilite

- Formula
- (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe++)(Si,Al)2O7
- Crystal System
- Tetragonal
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Lamellar, Granular
- Cleavage
- Distinct, Indistinct, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Greasy
- Color
- white, yellowish white, brown, gray, greenish gray
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Tetragonal - Scalenohedral
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 5-5.5
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Localities of Melilite
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