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Analcime & Franconite

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Analcime & Franconite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Lustrous analcime crystals, up to 2 cm in size, associated with albite and franconite.  Collected by Gilles Haineault.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Franconite

Formula: 
Na2Nb4O11·9H2O
Strunz: 
4.FM.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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