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Thomsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 10.5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Rich, white, sphaeroidal thomsonite aggregates up to 1 cm in diameter, consisting of fibrous crystals, on matrix, from Arensberg in the Eifel, Germany, associated with small, white, lustrous phillipsite crystals. A nice, classic Eifel piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thomsonite

Synonym Of: 

Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa2[Al5Si5O20]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

Thomsonite-Sr

Formula: 
Na(Sr,Ca)2[Al5Si5O20]·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 0.0
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