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Prehnite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Kreimbach-Kaulbach Quarry, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.2 × 2 cm
Description

Nice example of slightly green prehnite balls on julgoldite / pumpellyite crusts over calcite. Already a classic for Palatina, from a locality with only rare prehnite finds. The quarry is closed now and no more finds are possible.

Mineral Data
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Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Best regards Roger