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Bellbergite & Willhendersonite

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Bellbergite & Willhendersonite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.07cm
Description

Fraction of a lime xenolith with two rare  zeolite species for which the bellerberg ist a type location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bellbergite

Formula: 
(K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4[Al3Si3O12]6·30H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern lava flow, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Willhendersonite

Formula: 
KCa[Al3Si3O12]·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vispi Quarry (incl. Celli; Pian di Celle), San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy

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