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Calcite & Cavansite

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Calcite & Cavansite

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Description
Locality: 
Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 5 × 3.1 cm
Description

Light amber calcite rhombs are sprinkled on a centrally placed cluster of powder-blue cavansite on this fine specimen from Wagholi, India. The sparkly stilbite-covered basalt matrix is very 3-dimensional and adds a nice accent to this piece.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Cavansite

Formula: 
Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur Co., Oregon, USA
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