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Epistilbite & Chabazite

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Epistilbite & Chabazite

Ex. Bill Smith

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Description
Locality: 
Jalgoan Quarries, Maharashtra, India
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 5.3 × 4.5 cm
Description

Killer, gemmy and glassy, tabular and blocky with chisel-shaped terminations epistilbite crystals aesthetically set on a matrix covered by microcrystalline quartz. There are several chabazite rhombohedrons, a rare zeolite for India. Ex. Bill Smith with labels.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epistilbite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si6O16·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.45
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Breiðdalur- Berufjörður area, Suður-Múlasýsla, Eastern Region, Iceland

Chabazite

Synonym Of: 

Chabazite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Chabazite-K

Formula: 
(K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0

Chabazite-Mg

Formula: 
(Mg0.7K0.5Ca0.5Na0.1)[Al3Si9O24]·10H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 0.0

Chabazite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0

Chabazite-Sr

Formula: 
Sr2[Al2Si4O12]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
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