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Calcite & Okenite

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Calcite & Okenite

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Description
Locality: 
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

A translucent calcite rhomb including an okenite sphere

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Okenite

Formula: 
CaSi2O5·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Qutdligssat (Kudlisat), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland