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Catapleiite

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Catapleiite

ex Arno Hartmann collection
Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 6.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

A greyish white crust of rare secondary catapleite on grannaite. The specimen fluoresces bright green under the shortwave lampe.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Catapleiite

Formula: 
Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CA.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway