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Prehnite Julgoldite-(Fe2+) & Calcite

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Prehnite Julgoldite-(Fe2+) & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

Very nice translucent, botryoidal prehnite crystal aggregates with some calcite. Some of the prehnite balls are sprinkled with julgoldite-(fe2+) (visual ID).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Julgoldite-(Fe2+)

Formula: 
Ca2(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Al)2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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