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Thomsonite

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Thomsonite

Ex coll. M. Scotto

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Description
Locality: 
Noragugume, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Weight: 
185.00gr
Description

Tufts and "balls" of acicular, pinkish-white thomsonite crystals (up to 6 mm in diameter) inside a vug of the basaltic matrix.

Rare stuff from Sardinia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thomsonite

Synonym Of: 

Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa2[Al5Si5O20]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

Thomsonite-Sr

Formula: 
Na(Sr,Ca)2[Al5Si5O20]·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 0.0

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Postage Area Price
Italy - Courier
7.50
Europe, Russia, Mediterranean Basin - Registered Mail
12.50
Canada, USA, Japan, South America - Registered Mail
16
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands - Registered Mail
17

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Minerals on auction are from worldwide locations, with a special focus on Italian classics.

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