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Elpidite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm
Description

Super well crystallized specimen of this rare mineral. The name origins from the Greek word hope, representing the hope that other interresting minerals would be found at the type locality in Greece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Elpidite

Formula: 
Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.65
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0