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Erionite-K & Saponite

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Erionite-K & Saponite

Ex Harry J. Foy Collection
Classic Locality

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Locality: 
Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

Basalt matrix with amygdales lined with brown saponite and containing white hair-like clusters of rare erionite-K crystals from a classic Irish zeolite locality. This specimen was collected by the late Harry J, Foy who contributed hugely to the knowledge of Irish minerals. He collected from the mid 1960's until ill health forced him to stop in the late 1990's. The specimen will come with a pdf copy of an article on Harry first published in Earth Science Ireland magazine and reproduced with their permission.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erionite-K

Formula: 
(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36]·15H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Rome, Marion Co., Oregon, USA

Saponite

Formula: 
Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.45
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Lizard Point, Landewednack, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK

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