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Analcime

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Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Simmons Bay, Flinders Area, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

Several gemmy elongated scaleohedral calcite crystals have been encased in analcime crystals, amongst the analcime crystals on the basalt matrix is a space where a series of small reddish spheres of haematite have formed

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
Earthstones Australia

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