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Epistilbite

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Epistilbite

ex Gustav Flink collection; collected 1883
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Berufjörður, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.5 × 5.5 cm
Description

A very good and attractive epistilbite specimen from a the very famous Gustav Flink collection.

Gustav Flink (1849 - 1931) was a Swedish mineralogist and systematic collector specialized on the Langban deposits.

Ex Rijksmuseum Stockholm

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epistilbite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si6O16·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.45
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Breiðdalur- Berufjörður area, Suður-Múlasýsla, Eastern Region, Iceland