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Franconite & Burbankite

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Franconite & Burbankite

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Description
Locality: 
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

White balls of acicular crystals with yellow hexagonal burbankite columns.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Franconite

Formula: 
Na2Nb4O11·9H2O
Strunz: 
4.FM.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Burbankite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Strunz: 
5.AC.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Vermiculite prospect No. 6, Big Sandy Creek, Bearpaw Mts, Hill Co., Montana, USA

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