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Pabstite In Tremolite

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Pabstite In Tremolite

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Description
Locality: 
Pacific Cement Quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 4.4 × 4.2 cm
Description

Pale pinkish yellow pabstite in a creamy coloured tremolite matrix.

The Kal Kar Quarry is also known as the Pacific Limestone products quarry

Strongly fluorescent under short-wave ultraviolet light

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pabstite

Formula: 
Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9)
Strunz: 
9.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Pacific Limestone Products Quarry (Kalkar Quarry), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA

Tremolite

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
Earthstones Australia

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