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Sérandite Catapleiite Kupletskite Ancylite & Analcime

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SYM190188

Sérandite Catapleiite Kupletskite Ancylite & Analcime

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice pink serandite with light brownish catapleiite, dark brown crystals of kupletskite, calcioancylite, and a good damage free crystal of analcime on black aegirine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sérandite

Formula: 
Na(Mn2+,Ca)2(HSi3O9)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Rouma Island (Roume Island; Roma Island; Ruma Island), Los Archipelago (Los Islands), Guinea

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

Kupletskite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Mn,Fe)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Kuivchorr Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Ancylite

Synonym Of: 

Ancylite-(Ce)

Formula: 
SrCe(CO3)2(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Ancylite-(La)

Formula: 
Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DC.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy