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Adranosite (TL) - La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy (#:MINS9057)

Cluster of white acicular Adranosite xls from the type locality

Formula :
(NH₄)₄NaAl₂(SO₄)₄Cl(OH)₂
System: tetragonal Hardness:- Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/D.15-30 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: After the Greek name of the ancient fire god Adranos (Latin: Adranus) who,according to legend, lived under Mount Etna before being driven out by Hephaestus (Latin: Vulcan). Adranos was worshipped all over Sicily, but particularly in the town of Adranus, now named Adrano.