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Tobermorite On Apophyllite On Calcite With Bakerite & Imayoshiite

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Tobermorite On Apophyllite On Calcite With Bakerite & Imayoshiite

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A very nice specimen with Apophyllite on calcite, covered with Bakerite spheres on which are small translusent Imayoshiite crystals. A lot of the specimen is covered with white Tobermorite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Aragonite and Vaterite
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Bakerite

Variety Of: 

Datolite

Formula: 
Ca(HBSiO5)
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Formula: 
Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
Type Locality: 
Corkscrew Canyon Mine (Corkscrew Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo Co., California, USA

Imayoshiite

Formula: 
Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Suisho-dani, Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Kinki region, Honshu Island, Japan

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