
Carmeltazite

Carmeltazite is a rare oxide mineral, with its first discovery on Earth was announced in 2019. It was found in Zebulun Valley in Israel. The chemical formula for carmeltazite is ZrAl2Ti4O11.
The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names approved the registration of the mineral under application 2018-103. The name is a combination of the location it was found (Mt Carmel) and the major elements (titanium, aluminium and zirconium). It has properties similar to Allendeite.