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Prehnite & Quartz

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Prehnite & Quartz

ex coll. Jörg Dobrzewski
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Description
Locality: 
Burgberg Quarry, Steffenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 6.5 × 5.4 cm
Description

Relatively new find of excellent crystalline prehnite at the well-known locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz

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

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