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Fluorapophyllite & Stilbite-Ca

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Fluorapophyllite & Stilbite-Ca

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Description
Locality: 
Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 6.6 × 4 cm
Description

Pristine, complex, spear shaped and transparent green fluorapophyllite crystals, up to 3.2 cm, surrounded by double-terminated stilbite blades.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Stilbite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa4[Al9Si27O72]·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
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