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Axinite On Prehnite

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Axinite On Prehnite

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Description
Locality: 
Libodřice, Kolín, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 4 × 3.2 cm
Description

Nice reflective purple-brown axinite crystals on prehnite. A good specimen from an uncommon locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Axinite

Group Parent: 
Axinite Group

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
Peter Crozier Minerals