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Prehnite & Quartz

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Prehnite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Djebel Melh, Bou Arfa, Figuig Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 8 × 4.5 cm
Description

A botryoidal cluster of green prehnite crystals on lustrous quartz crystals

 

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White