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Thomsonite-Ca

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Thomsonite-Ca

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Locality: 
Leith, Devonport, Central Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm
Description

Silky white botyroidal linings of aciculat thomspnite ca crystals in two cavitites in a basaltic matrix collected from the outcrops in the intertidal zone of the Township of Leith, especially the outcrops to the east of the Forth river where it enters the sea.

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Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa2[Al5Si5O20]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Old Kilpatrick, Strathclyde (Dunbartonshire), Scotland, UK
Earthstones Australia

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