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Thaumasite & Pectolite

ex B. Stürtz, Bonn, GER
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm
Description

Old timer from the late 1800s/early 1900s: a white soap like (wrt visual impression, not hardness) mass of thaumasite hosts whiteish radial pectolite (visual ID by myself). B. Stürtz specimen, not so common material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thaumasite

Formula: 
Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3)·12H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.15
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bjelke Mines, Åreskutan, Åre, Jämtland, Sweden

Pectolite

Formula: 
NaCa2(HSi3O9)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sano, Mori, Mt. Baldo, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy

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Best regards Roger