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Clinoptilolite-Na & Ferrierite-Na

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Clinoptilolite-Na & Ferrierite-Na

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Description
Locality: 
Los Escullos, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 7.5 × 4 cm
Description

Clear, and with green areas, clinoptilolite cystals with white ferriete crystals on matrix.

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

Ferrierite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,K2,Mg,Ca)3-5Mg[Al5-7Si27.5-31O72]·18H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Roadcuts, Altoona, Wahkiakum Co., Washington, USA
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