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Catapleiite

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Catapleiite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Demix-Varennes Quarry, Varennes & St-Amable, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.5 × 1 cm
Description

Hundreds of clear tiny sharp catapleiite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Catapleiite

Formula: 
Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CA.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway