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Brewsterite

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Brewsterite

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Description
Locality: 
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Sharp, reflective brewsterite crystals on matrix. A good little example of a rare zeolite from possibly the best locality in the world for the species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brewsterite

Synonym Of: 

Brewsterite-Ba

Formula: 
(Ba,Sr)[Al2Si6O16]·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.20
Hardness: 
5.0

Brewsterite-Sr

Formula: 
(Sr,Ba,Ca)[Al2Si6O16]·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Group Parent: 
Zeolite Group
Peter Crozier Minerals