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Cavansite

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Cavansite

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Description
Locality: 
Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 6.8 × 5.8 cm
Description

Very aesthetic specimen of cavansite and stilbite. A perfect 2.1 cm cavansite sphere on chalcedony matrix with some isolated stilbite crystals. The cavansite is deep blue and has a great luster. The specimen is in an excellent condition. A really fine and showy specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cavansite

Formula: 
Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur Co., Oregon, USA

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