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Pollucite

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Pollucite

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Description
Locality: 
San Piero in Campo, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm
Description

center cavity: colourless crystalline aggregate of pollucite (rare mineral  from the type locality)

Named after Pollux, a figure from Greek mythology, brother of Castor, for its common association with "castorite" (petalite). The name was later changed to the current pollucite.

c. 1212

Mineral Data
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Pollucite

Formula: 
(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...

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