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Cavansite & Pentagonite

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Cavansite & Pentagonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 6 × 5 cm
Weight: 
66.00gr
Description

This is RAREST specimen of dark blue Cavansite with cluster of Pentagonite grown over it and surrounding portion. To get this combination in a single specimens is very very unusual.

Some damages to the Pentagonite has occured during blasting in the mines.

Wagholi, Pune - India is the only one location in the whole world, where best quality cavansite & pentagonite is found. Due to expansion of localities around, mines are almost on the verge of closing down. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Pentagonite

Formula: 
Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.55
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur Co., Oregon, USA

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