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Dawsonite

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Dawsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Francon Quarry, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very fine micromount with hundreds of colorless prismatic dawsonite crystals associated with quartz crystals with an unusual habit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dawsonite

Formula: 
NaAlCO3(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
McGill University campus, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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