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Cowlesite

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Description
Locality: 
Glenariff Valley, Garron Plateau, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A good example of cowlesite from the Garron Plateau of Co. Antrim.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cowlesite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si3O10·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GG.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Neer Road, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon, USA
Peter Crozier Minerals