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Mesolite & Calcite

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Mesolite & Calcite

Fluorescent & Phosphorescent
Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Mullaghboy Hill, Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.3 × 4.1 cm
Weight: 
134.00gr
Description

Massive white mesolite with a radial cluster of calcite crystals from a one-off find several years ago. Under both long and short wave UV light the calcite crystals display a bright fluorescence and moderate phosphorescence.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mesolite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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