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Kenyaite

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Description
Locality: 
Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm
Description

From the well catalogued collection of Mr. Georges Vanacker*, this is a capsule of 25x9x9 mm with white grains of Kenyaite, from Lake Magadi (Kenya), the type locality for this rare species. Acquired by Georges Vanacker in 1975.

*Vanackerite (from Tsumeb) is named after him.

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What's on the rock

Kenyaite

Formula: 
Na2Si22O41(OH)8·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.HA.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Lake Magadi, South Rift Valley, Rift Valley Province, Kenya

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