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Bultfonteinite On Diopside With Apophyllite

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Bultfonteinite On Diopside With Apophyllite

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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: 
7.5 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
182.00gr
Description

As far as I can tell a one-off find of orange bultfonteinite (analysed) on gemmy diopside (analysed) crystals with tiny colourless apophyllite and one or two bakerites hiding in the crevices. It's been hard to photogrpah as it's so lustrous and light bounces everywhere, Rare new stuff.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bultfonteinite

Formula: 
Ca2(HSiO4)F·H2O
Strunz: 
9.AG.80
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Bultfontein, Lejweleputswa District, Free State Province, South Africa

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0