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Mesolite Scolecite Prehnite & Apophyllite

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Mesolite Scolecite Prehnite & Apophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Palabora Mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 6.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Mesolite with epitaxial overfgrwth of scolecite on rrehneite with apophyllite. Ex John Gliddon specimen from the 1980s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mesolite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Scolecite

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

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

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