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Epistilbite & Mesolite

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Epistilbite & Mesolite

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Description
Locality: 
Fossárfell, Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm
Description

Rich specimen with elongated, transparent epistilbit with hairlike mesolite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epistilbite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si6O16·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.45
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Breiðdalur- Berufjörður area, Suður-Múlasýsla, Eastern Region, Iceland

Mesolite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0