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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
37.00gr
Description

A wonderful hydroapophyllite specimen displaying glassy brown cubic-shaped crystals. This is an old specimen from Wessels Mine.   Very scarce on the market...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe Co., North Carolina, USA