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Gyrolite & Okenite On Quartz

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Gyrolite & Okenite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 8.4 × 10 cm
Weight: 
472.00gr
Description

A rare specimen from an old find of the 80,s.

Okenite balls with olive green Gyrolites & black Gyrolites on Quartz base,

Green Gyrolites are very rare to find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gyrolite

Formula: 
NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.30
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

Okenite

Formula: 
CaSi2O5·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Qutdligssat (Kudlisat), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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