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Thomsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.7 × 0.9 cm
Description

Spherulites of thomsonite crystals. The balls have to 0.8 mm diameter.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thomsonite

Synonym Of: 

Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa2[Al5Si5O20]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

Thomsonite-Sr

Formula: 
Na(Sr,Ca)2[Al5Si5O20]·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 0.0