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Analcime With Datolite

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Analcime With Datolite

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Description
Locality: 
Boccassuolo, Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
107.00gr
Description

Matrix specimen of ophiolite comprising a drusy of lustrous, sharp datolite crystals associated to a couple of textbook analcime crystals.
A rather rare paragenesis, it is part of a lucky find I did back in 2003.
Unusual material, definitely scarce on the market.

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

Datolite

Formula: 
Ca(HBSiO5)
Strunz: 
9.AJ.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Nødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Arendal Iron Mines, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

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