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Heulandite

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Heulandite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 4.8 × 4.5 cm
Description

This is a very old and calssic heulandite specimen with two fantastic old labels.

Beautiful, sharp and lustrous heulandite crystals on matrix.

Ex Alex Franz collection and label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Heulandite

Synonym Of: 

Heulandite-Ba

Formula: 
(Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72·22H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.5

Heulandite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Heulandite-K

Formula: 
(K,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5

Heulandite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5

Heulandite-Sr

Formula: 
(Sr,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Hardness: 
3 - 3.5
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White