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Ferrierite-Mg

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Ferrierite-Mg

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Description
Locality: 
Ramada Zeolite Occurrence, Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm
Description

Spectacular sample with many ferrierite-Mg aggregates!

The color is more rare at the locality than the usual salmon pink.

Collected: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferrierite-Mg

Formula: 
(Mg,Na2,K2,Ca)3-5Mg[Al5-7Si27.5-31O72]·18H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kamloops Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada