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Thomsonite-Ca

Former stock Bruno Cerato
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Description
Locality: 
Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.40cm
Description

Small miniature of pale pink thompsonite on basalt matrix. Thompsonite crystals are a myriad flaky individuals aggregated as three interconnected botroids. A side inspection of the specimen shows the radial structure of the spheres. The pinkish color is only on the very top of the crystals, while the core is white.
Very representative of the specie!

From the stock of the late renowned Italian dealer and collector Bruno Cerato.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa2[Al5Si5O20]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Old Kilpatrick, Strathclyde (Dunbartonshire), Scotland, UK

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