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Scolecite

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Description
Locality: 
Felber Valley, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

A very nice specimen with a few crystal groups to 1.4 cm. The crystals are transparent in the group white. The paragenesis are pyrrhotite crystals too, but they are only for a microscope.

Mineral Data
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Scolecite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
white