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Scawtite & Plombièrite

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Scawtite & Plombièrite

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Description
Locality: 
Crestmore Quarries, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on an exceptional sample of scawtite with sharp, bladed crystals sitting on a bed of radial plombierite needles. This sample was collected by Fred DeVito during his research at the locality and was from his personal collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scawtite

Formula: 
Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CK.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Scawt Hill, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Plombièrite

Formula: 
[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O]·(Ca·5H2O)
Group Parent: 
Tobermorite Group
Strunz: 
9.DG.08
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic

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