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Lévyne-Na & Chabazite-Na

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Lévyne-Na & Chabazite-Na

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Description
Locality: 
Punta del Aguila, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.25cm
Description

Basaltic rock sample with a vug showing  yellow coated levyne-Na  and some chabazite-Na. The yellow coating is most likely caused by fine dispersed todorokite, which is present also in crystals at this location. Fine specimen for location and species. From my personal collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lévyne-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,Ca,K2)[Al2Si4O12]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.15
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Chojabaru, Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan

Chabazite-Na

Formula: 
(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.10
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Rupe di Aci Castello, Aci Castello, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

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