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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

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Description
Locality: 
Pune (Poonah), Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

Very attractive specimen of white Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) crystals on stalactitic prehnite crystals.

Ex Wolfgang Schneider collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe Co., North Carolina, USA