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Apophyllite & Celadonite

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Apophyllite & Celadonite

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Description
Locality: 
Mahad, Raigad District, Maharashtra, India
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

A sculpture spiderwebbing of celadonite has captured a group of colourless apophyllite (KF) crystals and a bowtie crystal of white stilbite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Celadonite

Formula: 
K(Mg,Fe2+)Fe3+(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Planitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Earthstones Australia

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