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Quartz With Riebeckite Inclusions

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Quartz With Riebeckite Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Sharp double-ended Quartz crystal with several Riebeckite inclusions from Zagi mountains, Pakistan.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Riebeckite

Formula: 
◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Socotra Island, Adan Governorate, Yemen