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Faujasite-Na & Cowlesite

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Faujasite-Na & Cowlesite

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Description
Locality: 
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

A series of cavities in limburgite, with well defined augite crystals in the matrix. The cavities are lined with sphericals of cowlesite and octahedral crystals of faujasite Na from the type locality in the Limburg Quarries

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Faujasite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]·32H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.30
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Cowlesite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si3O10·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GG.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Neer Road, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon, USA
Earthstones Australia

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