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Stilbite

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Description
Locality: 
Prospect Quarry, Prospect, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

Sprays of cream colour stilbite on a small basaltic matrix. This specimen is from a near defunct locality closed to collecting since the early 70's.

 Specimen is from a small collection acquired from a retired quarry worker

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stilbite

Synonym Of: 

Stilbite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa4[Al9Si27O72]·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Stilbite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,K)6-7[Al8Si28O72]·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White
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