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Fluorapophyllite On Chalcedony

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Fluorapophyllite On Chalcedony

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Description
Locality: 
Sakur, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.2 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.40cm
Description

A very beautiful specimen of gemmy, terminated and doubly terminated, transparent, colorless fluorapophyllite crystals up to 1.4 cm on elongated, green-gray, stalactitic chalcedony.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapophyllite

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

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
Cartils Minerals

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