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Prehnite

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Prehnite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

Light yellow crystals of prehnite covering the top of the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa