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Datolite

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Description
Locality: 
Nesselgrund Quarry, Schnellbach, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 4.2 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Lustrous euhedral datolite crystals on a matrix of good size, partially covered by tiny transparent scalenohedral calcite. Undamaged. Uncommon specimen in collections, from the collection of German collector Manfred Fabig.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Datolite

Formula: 
Ca(HBSiO5)
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Nødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

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