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Quintinite & Phillipsite

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Quintinite & Phillipsite

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Description
Locality: 
Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Description

 Quintinite and philipsite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quintinite

Formula: 
Mg4Al2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, São Paulo, Brazil

Phillipsite

Synonym Of: 

Phillipsite-Ca

Formula: 
(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32 . 12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Phillipsite-K

Formula: 
(K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Phillipsite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32]·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Group Parent: 
Zeolite Group