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Dachiardite-Na

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Dachiardite-Na

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Description
Locality: 
La Palaccia-Orli di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4.5 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
124.00gr
Description

Very rare mineral with radiated crystals of an intense red color, of diameter up to 14 mm size,  incorporated in the basalt .

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dachiardite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96·25H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
La Palaccia (Auf der Schneid), Duron Valley, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy