Saliotite

Saliotite is a colorless to pearl white phyllosilicate mineral in the smectite group. Saliotite was discovered in 1994 at Andalusia, Spain and named after Pierre Saliot, a French geologist.

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It has the chemical formula Na_0.5Li_0.5Al₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₅, has perfect cleavage, a pearly luster and leaves a white streak. Its crystal structure is monoclinic and it is a soft mineral with a hardness rated 2-3 on the Mohs Scale.

References

• Webmineral data
• Mindat
• Saliotite on euromin.w3sites.net (French)