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Behoite & Analcime

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Behoite & Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Almenningen Quarry, Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 5.4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Behoite crystals and analcime on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Behoite

Formula: 
Be(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FA.05a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano Co., Texas, USA

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy