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Scapolite Var Meionite With Phlogopite

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Scapolite Var Meionite With Phlogopite

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

A large well terminated scapolite incombination with phlogopite , very hard to find these days , nice larger scapolite cluster.

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

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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