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Plombièrite & Larnite

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Plombièrite & Larnite

Ex Harry J Foy Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Carneal, Glenoe, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

A very rare locality specimen collected by the late Harry J Foy displaying matrix rich in blue/grey larnite with patches of golden yellow/brown plombierite. k2

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plombièrite

Formula: 
[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O]·(Ca·5H2O)
Group Parent: 
Tobermorite Group
Strunz: 
9.DG.08
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic

Larnite

Formula: 
Ca2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.05
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Scawt Hill, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

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