A new mineral, sasaite, occurs as white chalky nodules in the soil of a dolomitic cave and seems to be derived from the action of bat guano on clay minerals. Under the microscope it consists of an agglomeration of plates 10–20 µm on greatest dimension and with a rhombic shape. Its formula is (Al, Fe³⁺)₁₄(PO₄₁₁(OH)₇SO₄·8₃H₂O and it is orthorhombic or quasi-orthorhombic. Preliminary crystallographic data based on an orthorhombic cell are a 21·50, b 30·04, c 92·06 Å, Z10, based on a calculated density of 1·747 (observed 1·75). The optical indices are α 1·465, β 1·473, γ 1·477 all ±0·001, and the principal vibration directions are parallel or quasi-parallel to the crystallographic axis.