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Hochelagaite & Pectolite

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Hochelagaite & Pectolite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3 × 2.4 cm
Description

White hochelagaite aggregates with colourless pectolite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hochelagaite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,Sr)(Nb,Ti,Si,Al)4O11·8H2O
Strunz: 
4.FM.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Pectolite

Formula: 
NaCa2(HSi3O9)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sano, Mori, Mt. Baldo, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy