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Prehnite With Garnet

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PMN748739

Prehnite With Garnet

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 7 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
182.00gr
Description

Fascinating new material, deep dark red garnets are combined in a brecciated fashion with sharp colourless prehnite (a first for the location). Garnets are pretty lustrous and found on all sides of this piece. close inspection will also reveal some apophyllite crystals mixed in with the prehnite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa