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Zeophyllite & Phillipsite

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Zeophyllite & Phillipsite

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Description
Locality: 
Schellkopf, Brenk, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.3 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
10.00gr
Description

Rich coveraged specimen of zeophyllite from brenk. The white balls grown up on clear phillipsite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zeophyllite

Formula: 
Ca13(Si10O28)F10·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.70
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Velké Březno (Brezno nad Labem; Großpriesen), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Phillipsite

Synonym Of: 

Phillipsite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32 . 12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Phillipsite-K

Formula: 
(K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Phillipsite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32]·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Group Parent: 
Zeolite Group