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Prehnite On Amethyst

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Prehnite On Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

A very unusual specimen; the top and the sites of the amethyst are covered with prehnite - it looks like a bonnet.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple