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Clinoptilolite-Na

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Clinoptilolite-Na

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Hončova hůrka Hill, Skotnice, Nový Jičín, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Description

Bright orange microcrystals of this unusual mineral pervade a quartz seam throughout this country rock. A nice example of an odd silicate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinoptilolite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Barstow Formation, Owl Canyon, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
David J. Eicher

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