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Stilbite Var Puflerite

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Stilbite Var Puflerite

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Description
Locality: 
Forra di Bulla, Castelrotto, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 5 × 3.8 cm
Description

Stilbite (var. Puflerite) forms beautiful globular clusters on matrix.
 

Ex J. Henrich collection - acquired 1986

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

Puflerite

Variety Of: 

Stilbite

Hardness: 
3.5 - 4
Type Locality: 
Pufler Lake, Seiser Alm, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy ...