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Natrolite

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Description
Locality: 
Piz Sella, Plan de Gralba, Selva di Val Gardena, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Well terminated natrolite crystals with a soft pink/orange colour line a 3.0 cm vug on basalt matrix. A nice example of the species from the location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Natrolite

Formula: 
Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hohentwiel, Singen, Hegau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Peter Crozier Minerals