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Brewsterite

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Brewsterite

Ex Paul Smith Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.4 × 3 cm
Description

A very good example of sharp brewsterite crystals from one of the worlds top localities for the species. Lovely little display.

Condition
General: 
Very Good - Locality Piece
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
Provenance
Peter Crozier Minerals