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Dawsonite

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Dawsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Terlano, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.6 × 4 cm
Weight: 
177.00gr
Description

Acicular radiated crystals of 10mm length of the classic Alpine locality that has provided one of the best specimens in the world.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dawsonite

Formula: 
NaAlCO3(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
McGill University campus, Montréal, Québec, Canada