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Saponite

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Locality: 
Erdőbénye, Zemplén Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

Worm-shaped saponite on matrix, called mauritzite

Mineral Data
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Saponite

Formula: 
Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.45
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Lizard Point, Landewednack, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK

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