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Prehnite & Diopside

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Prehnite & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.9 × 2.3 cm
Description

Another magnificent specimen of this quarry. The brightness, habit, transparency, color and quality of the crystals is unsurpassed. The overall display is very pleasant and attractive. Collected 2004

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

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

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