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Clinozoisite-(Sr)

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Clinozoisite-(Sr)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ohmi River, Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

A chip of feldspar with pale gray to yellowish aggregates of niigataite, former clinozoisite-(Sr). Type and only locality. Very rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinozoisite-(Sr)

Renamed To: 

Niigataite

Formula: 
{CaSr}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05
Hardness: 
5 - 5.5
Formula: 
{CaSr}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Miyabana beach, Ohmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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