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Dresserite & Weloganite

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Dresserite & Weloganite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Francon Quarry, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm
Description

Many white balls of dresserite with yellow weloganite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dresserite

Formula: 
BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Weloganite

Formula: 
Na2Sr3Zr(CO3)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.CC.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada