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Analcime

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CR209257

Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Duingen Clay Pit, Alfeld, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 6.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Fine glassy crystals of analcime to 1.2 cm in size are scattered over the matrix. Good old time specimen from a famous classic locale.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Analcime

Formula: 
Na2(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy