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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Spectacular prehnite on matrix specimen of this popular quarry. This is a very attractive and beautiful specimen. Another exceptional specimen of this quarry. 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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