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Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Little Deerpark Quarry, Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

This specimen shows basalt matrix with a number of amygdales containing rare examples of colourless radial analcime crystals. Other amygdales contain normal trapezohedral analcime crystals and saponite 'balls'.

Mineral Data
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Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

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