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Scapolite Var Meionite

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Scapolite Var Meionite

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Description
Locality: 
Pitwak Mine, Ladjuar Medam, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 4.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

An attractive specimen of meionite from a famed mineral locality.The sharp cluster meionite crystals have curious, lustrous striations on their surfaces.The crystals are very slight degree translucence at backlighting .

A very nice classic specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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