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Willhendersonite Gismondine & Augite

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Willhendersonite Gismondine & Augite

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Description
Locality: 
Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Colorless crystals of willhendersonite and gismondine associated to black augite from this classic locality in Eifel.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Gismondine

Synonym Of: 

Gismondine-Ca

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Group Parent: 
Zeolite Group

Augite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

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