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Sabinaite & Gobbinsite

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Sabinaite & Gobbinsite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Yellow sabinaite crystals with stacked clear gobbinsite, chabazite and analcime.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sabinaite

Formula: 
Na4Zr2TiO4(CO3)4
Strunz: 
5.BB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Gobbinsite

Formula: 
Na4(Ca,Mg,K2)Al6Si10O32·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hills Port, Gobbins, Island Magee, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK