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Analcime & Prehnite

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Analcime & Prehnite

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Description
Locality: 
Barranc Salat Quarry, Calpe, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Description

Very nice sample of analcime and prehnite on a porphyryc matrix. This site is the first appointment to analcime in Valencian Community

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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

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