Kabalovite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Wadi Halamish
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.1631°, 35.2992°

2recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Triclinic
Space group: #2
Cell parameters: a = 6.365(1) Å · b = 7.988(1) Å · c = 9.325(2) Å
Cell angles: α = 105.436(4) ° · β = 108.194(3) ° · γ = 101.513(3) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.255 : 1.465

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
26FeIron Iron 7 55.845 390.915
40.69%
8OOxygen Oxygen 24 15.999 383.976
39.97%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 6 30.974 185.844
19.34%
Total 960.735 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
26FeIron	Iron	7	55.845	390.915	40.69%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	24	15.999	383.976	39.97%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	6	30.974	185.844	19.34%
	Total	960.735	100.00%

Synonyms

Kabaloviet

In other languages

German: IMA 2021-117 · Kabalovit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.AC

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.APhosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂ODivision
8.ACWith medium-sized and large cationsGroup
8.ACKabaloviteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

4 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2022(2022) Kabalovite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
2022Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 67. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (3) 359-364 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-359-2022 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-34-359-2022

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Kabalovite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/kabalovite-56032},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}