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Wairakite

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Description
Locality: 
Toi Mine, Toicho, Shizuko Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.8 × 1 cm
Description

Spheric colourless wairakite on matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wairakite

Formula: 
Ca(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lake Taupo, Wairakei geothermal area, Wairakei, Taupo, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand