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Nontronite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Catón Mine, Barranco Los Pajaritos, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 7.2 × 5 cm
Description

Very interesting sample of nontronite recovering an amethyst pocket.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nontronite

Formula: 
Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.40
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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