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Ferroceladonite Polylithionite & Labuntsovite

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Ferroceladonite Polylithionite & Labuntsovite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Green ferroceladonite with polylithionite and labuntsovite crystals on matrix. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferroceladonite

Formula: 
K(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Al)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Hokonui Hills, South Island, New Zealand

Polylithionite

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland