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Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Little Deerpark Quarry, Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

Rare radiating elongated analcime crystals. These crystals are highly lustrous and when viewed in good light refract the colours of the spectrum along their length (see final image)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
Peter Crozier Minerals