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Clinoptilolite

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Description
Locality: 
Maravilha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Lustrous metallic-looking clinoptilolite from a single small find in Brazil. These specimens came out in the mid-90s and are hardly seen now. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinoptilolite

Synonym Of: 

Clinoptilolite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,K)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Clinoptilolite-K

Formula: 
(K,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Clinoptilolite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
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