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Eudidymite

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Eudidymite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mulla Ghori, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 0.2 cm
Description

Rare eudidymite developed a transparent crystal with attractive red-brown zoonings. It is generally a rare mineral, even more rare from Pakistan. From an old collection in Vienna, the former owner acquired the piece years ago directly in Pakistan.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eudidymite

Formula: 
Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.60
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Eudidymite locality, Lille Arøya (Midtre Arøy; Øvre Arøy; Övre-Arö), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway