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Cancrinite & Nepheline

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Cancrinite & Nepheline

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Description
Locality: 
French River, Bigwood Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 6.2 × 4 cm
Description

Big, solid specimen of bright yellow Cancrinite in light, Nepheline-rich matrix from French River occurrence in Sudbury (Canada). Ex coll. H. Drygalski (1929-2005) - label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cancrinite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,☐)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.FB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Nepheline

Formula: 
(Na,K)AlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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