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Quartz Inclusions In Montmorillonite

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Quartz Inclusions In Montmorillonite

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Description
Locality: 
White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, San Diego County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6 × 4 cm
Weight: 
248.00gr
Description

Odd pink-colored quartz,colored by dispersed inclusions of montmorillonite.Good quality on display face.
It was often polished to show color and design, but not here.Scarce now, for collectors of quartz inclusions!
No damage, contacts of other crystals under.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Montmorillonite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.40
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Montmorillon, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France

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