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Bavenite & Orthoclase

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Bavenite & Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Peña Mojada Quarry, Valdemanco, Madrid, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.2 × 4.3 cm
Description

Superb white acicular tufts of bavenite crystal are scattered on orthoclase crystals associated with minor quartz and chlorite. Very good specimen for this habit!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bavenite

Formula: 
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DF.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
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