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Burbankite & Sodalite

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Burbankite & Sodalite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerro Sapo, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Description

A rich coverage of red-brown burbankite crystals and masses in blue sodalite and white-tan ankerite matrix. Analysed material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Burbankite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Strunz: 
5.AC.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Vermiculite prospect No. 6, Big Sandy Creek, Bearpaw Mts, Hill Co., Montana, USA

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

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