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Erionite

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Description
Locality: 
Phelps Dodge Corporation Well #1, Little Ajo Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.6 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 
11.00gr
Description

A lot of vugs shows nice prismatic erionite crystals. The crystals are transparent and have anytime a crystal face on the top.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Erionite

Synonym Of: 

Erionite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36]·15H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.20
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Erionite-K

Formula: 
(K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36]·15H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.20
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Erionite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36]·15H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.20
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0