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Epistilbite & Mordenite

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Epistilbite & Mordenite

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Description
Locality: 
Fossárfell, Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

Epistilbite and mordenite crystals on matrix

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

Mordenite

Formula: 
(Na2,Ca,K2)Al2Si10O24·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Morden, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada