Amoraite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Amoraite type locality
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.2083°, 35.2583°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Triclinic
Space group: #2
Cell parameters: a = 15.2630(2) Å · b = 16.0664(2) Å · c = 23.0448(3) Å
Cell angles: α = 100.259(1) ° · β = 100.936(1) ° · γ = 94.299(1) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.053 : 1.510

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 60 15.999 959.940
55.64%
20CaCalcium Calcium 12 40.078 480.936
27.87%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 6 26.982 161.892
9.38%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 66 1.008 66.528
3.86%
16SSulfur Sulfur 1 32.060 32.060
1.86%
6CCarbon Carbon 2 12.011 24.022
1.39%
Total 1725.378 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	60	15.999	959.940	55.64%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	12	40.078	480.936	27.87%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	6	26.982	161.892	9.38%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	66	1.008	66.528	3.86%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	1	32.060	32.060	1.86%
6CCarbon	Carbon	2	12.011	24.022	1.39%
	Total	1725.378	100.00%

Synonyms

Amoraiet
Amoraitt

In other languages

German: Amorait
Italian: Amoraite

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

5.DA

5CarbonatesClass
5.DCarbonates with additional anions, with H₂ODivision
5.DAWith medium-sized cationsGroup
5.DAAmoraiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

9 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2023Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2023) Newsletter 76. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-5 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.89 DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2023.89

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Amoraite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/amoraite-470923},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}