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Gobbinsite

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Description
Locality: 
Gobbins, Island Magee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 3.5 cm
Description

This is an exceptional specimen of gobbinsite (from the type locality) for both size and richness. There are a number of infilled vugs up to 1.5cm across on both sides of the basalt matrix. The second best specimen I obtained from a recent find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gobbinsite

Formula: 
Na4(Ca,Mg,K2)Al6Si10O32·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hills Port, Gobbins, Island Magee, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Peter Crozier Minerals