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Stilbite

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Description
Locality: 
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 7.5 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

An unusually good stilbite 'bowtie' specimen from the famous New Street Quarry collected about 40 years ago.  The main bowtie crystal is 3.5 cm long and is very good for this locale. Ex Ertel collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stilbite

Synonym Of: 

Stilbite-Ca

Formula: 
NaCa4[Al9Si27O72]·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Stilbite-Na

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,K)6-7[Al8Si28O72]·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White

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