Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Halite vs. Chrysocolla
It's blue skies ahead as multicoloured cubes of Halite are up against the bubbly cool-toned Chrysocolla.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Amoraite

A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
The first supergroup member with species-defining sulfite group. As mariakrite (another member of the hydrotalcite supergroup) it is distinguished by strongly reduced symmetry.


Hide all sections | Show all sections

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
470923
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470923:3

Similar NamesHide

AmbriteA variety of 'Retinite'
AmbroiteA synonym of 'Amber'

IMA Classification of AmoraiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, Pending publication
IMA Formula:
Ca12Al6(OH)36(CO3)2(S4+O3)·15H2O

Classification of AmoraiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
5.DA.

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
D : Carbonates with additional anions, with H2O
A : With medium-sized cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
AmorIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of AmoraiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca12Al6(OH)36(CO3)2(SO3) · 15H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O55.637 %
Ca27.874 %
Al9.383 %
H3.856 %
S1.858 %
C1.392 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Ca
Al
H
S
C
Elements listed:
Al, C, Ca, H, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AmoraiteHide

Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.2630(2) Å, b = 16.0664(2) Å, c = 23.0448(3) Å
α = 100.259(1)°, β = 100.936(1)°, γ = 94.299(1)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.95 : 1 : 1.434
Unit Cell V:
5,425.05 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
7.89 Å(100)
3.933 Å(41)
3.815 Å(39)
2.882 Å(29)
2.526 Å(26)
2.441 Å(25)
2.323 Å(19)
2.130 Å(14)
Locality:
Amoraite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Type Occurrence of AmoraiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Amoraite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5877/1

Other Language Names for AmoraiteHide

Dutch:Amoraiet
French:Amoraïte
German:Amorait
Norwegian:Amoraitt

Relationship of Amoraite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Hydrotalcite Supergroup
Other Members of Hydrotalcite Supergroup:
Akopovaite Al4Li2(OH)12(CO3)(H2O)3Mon. 2/m : B2/m
BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2OHex.
CarbocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 6H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
CoalingiteMg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Cualstibite GroupM2R(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6], where M = Zn, Ni, Cu and R = Al or Fe3+
DritsiteLi2Al4(OH)12Cl2 · 3H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm
Fougèrite Group
Glaucocerinite Group
Hydrocalumite Group
Hydrotalcite GroupM6R3+2(OH)16Z · 4H2O, where M=Mg, Fe, Ni, R3+ = Al, Cr, Co or Fe, and Z=CO3, Cl
Marioantofilliite[Cu4Al2(OH)12](CO3) · 3H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
MuskoxiteMg7Fe4O13 · 10H2OTrig. 3m(32/m)
PoellmanniteCa6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2OTrig. 3 : R3
Quintinite Group
RotemiteCa4Cr2(OH)12Cl2 · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
'UM1987-05-OH:AlCMg'Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3,SO4) · 3H2O
Wermlandite GroupM7R3+2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6][SO4]2 · 6H2O, where = Mg, Fe, Zn and R= Al or Fe
Woodwardite GroupMay be considered a subgroup of the Hydrotalcite Group.

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

5.DA.AlexkhomyakoviteK6(Ca2Na)(CO3)5Cl · 6H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm
5.DA.05DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2OMon. 2 : P21
5.DA.05'UM1986-10-CO:ClHMgMnZn (also called Mineral F, Dunn, 1995)'Mg5(Zn,Mn)3(CO3)2(OH,Cl)12 · H2O
5.DA.05'UM1987-01-CO:HMgS'Mg4(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O ?Mon.
5.DA.05GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
5.DA.05HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
5.DA.05WidgiemoolthaliteNi5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c
5.DA.10ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
5.DA.10ChlorartiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)Cl · 2H2OTrig. 3m : R3c
5.DA.10IndigiriteMg2Al2(CO3)4(OH)2 · 15H2O
5.DA.15ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?Iso.
5.DA.15OtwayiteNi2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2OOrth.
5.DA.20KambaldaiteNaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3 · 3H2OHex. 6 : P63
5.DA.25CallaghaniteCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
5.DA.30Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2OTric. 1 : P1
5.DA.35HydroscarbroiteAl14(CO3)3(OH)36 · nH2OTric.
5.DA.35ScarbroiteAl5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2OTric.
5.DA.40KarchevskyiteMg18Al9(OH)54Sr2(CO3)9(H2O)6(H3O)5Trig.
5.DA.40'UM1987-05-OH:AlCMg'Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3,SO4) · 3H2O
5.DA.40QuintiniteMg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2OHex. 622 : P6322
5.DA.40CharmariteMn2+4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2OHex.
5.DA.40CaresiteFe2+4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2OTrig. 32 : P3112
5.DA.45'Hydrotalcite-2H'Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
5.DA.45'Stichtite-2H'Mg6(Cr,Al)2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
5.DA.45BrugnatelliteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2OHex.
5.DA.45ZaccagnaiteZn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2OHex.
5.DA.45'Pyroaurite-2H'Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
5.DA.45LiudongshengiteZn4Cr2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.45ChlormagaluminiteMg4Al2(OH)12Cl2 · 3H2OHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm
5.DA.50PyroauriteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.50TakoviteNi6Al2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.50ReevesiteNi6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.50KaznakhtiteNi6Co3+2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2OTrig. 3 : R3
5.DA.50ComblainiteNi4Co2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2OTrig.
5.DA.50Marioantofilliite[Cu4Al2(OH)12](CO3) · 3H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
5.DA.50HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.50StichtiteMg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.50DesautelsiteMg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2OTrig. 3m(32/m)
5.DA.55CoalingiteMg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2OTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
5.DA.55Akopovaite Al4Li2(OH)12(CO3)(H2O)3Mon. 2/m : B2/m
5.DA.60ŠlikiteZn2Mg(CO3)2(OH)2 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
5.DA.65MarkliteCu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2OMon. 2/m : P21/c

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for AmoraiteHide

References for AmoraiteHide

Localities for AmoraiteHide

Showing 1 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
Hide all sections | Show all sections

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Israel (TL)
 
  • Southern District
    • Beersheba Subdistrict
      • Tamar Regional Council
        • Hatrurim Basin
Bosi et al. (2023)
Quick NavTopUnique IdentifiersSimilar NamesIMA Classification Classification Mineral SymbolsChemistry Crystallography X-Ray Powder DiffractionType Occurrence Other LanguagesRelationshipsStrunz-MindatOther InformationInternet Links References Localities Locality List
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 23, 2026 10:25:35 Page updated: September 13, 2026 02:22:27
Go to top of page