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Okenite On Prehnite With Gyrolite

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Okenite On Prehnite With Gyrolite

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Description
Locality: 
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Weight: 
27.00gr
Description

Big size (3 cm diameter) snow white ball of puffy hairy okenite on matrix of prehnite with crystals of gyrolite. There is no rock at the bottom of the specimen.

Mines in Malad, Mumbai producing top quality Okenite & Prehnite are already closed since last 5-6 years due to expansion of the residential locality around. However some specimens are found in nearby area while digging the foundation for new big buildings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Okenite

Formula: 
CaSi2O5·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Qutdligssat (Kudlisat), Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Gyrolite

Formula: 
NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.30
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

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