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Altisite (IMA symbol: Ati) is an exceedingly rare alkaline titanium aluminosilicate chloride mineral with formula Na₃K₆Ti₂Al₂Si₈O₂₆Cl₃, from alkaline pegmatites. It is named after its composition (ALuminium, TItanium, and SIlicon).

The mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group C2/m.

References

1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
2. ^ Ferraris G., Khomyakov A. P.,and Ivaldi G. 1995: Altisite Na₃K₆Ti₂Cl₃ a new hyperalkaline aluminosilicate from Kola Peninsula (Russia) related to lemoynite: Crystal structure and thermal evolution. Eur. J. Mineral., 7, 537–546 in Jambor J. L., Pertsev N. N. i Roberts A. C. 1996: New mineral names. Am. Min., 81, 516-520,
3. http://www.mindat.org/min-150.html Mindat
4. http://webmineral.com/data/Altisite.shtml Webmineral

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