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Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Brandberg, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

A ball of analcime on a quartz stem. Unusual!

#A1398

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