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Kalsilite & Kuzelite & Vertumnite & Willhendersonite

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Kalsilite & Kuzelite & Vertumnite & Willhendersonite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 1.3 cm
Description

Nice kalsilite with kuzelite and vertumnite and willhendersonite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kalsilite

Formula: 
KAlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Kamengo (Chamengo crater), Gomba District, Uganda

Kuzelite

Formula: 
Ca4Al2(OH)12[SO4]·6H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.15
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Vertumnite

Formula: 
Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.EG.25
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy

Willhendersonite

Formula: 
KCa[Al3Si3O12]·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vispi Quarry (incl. Celli; Pian di Celle), San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy