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Dawsonite & Nordstrandite

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Dawsonite & Nordstrandite

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Description
Locality: 
Terlano, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Clear dawsonite needles and white nordstrandite crystals lining vugs in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dawsonite

Formula: 
NaAlCO3(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
McGill University campus, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Nordstrandite

Formula: 
Al(OH)3
Strunz: 
4.FE.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Gunong Kapor, Bau, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo Island, Malaysia

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