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Pectolite & Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite)

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Pectolite & Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite)

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Nice specimen of white sprays of pectolite & with orange/brown unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite) on clear natrolite on the matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pectolite

Formula: 
NaCa2(HSi3O9)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sano, Mori, Mt. Baldo, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol), Italy