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Wairakite

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Description
Locality: 
Waiotahi Mine, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.3 cm
Description

Nice bunch of wairakite grains

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wairakite

Formula: 
Ca(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lake Taupo, Wairakei geothermal area, Wairakei, Taupo, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand