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Bellbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.15 cm
Description

Beautiful striated colourless bellbergite crystals on matrix from the type locality.

 

Rare mineral!

 

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