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Thorbastnäsite Analcime & Albite

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Thorbastnäsite Analcime & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

Rich specimen of white crystals of thorbastnasite crystals with clear analcime crystals on a matrix. of albite.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorbastnäsite

Formula: 
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO3)2F2·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.BD.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Pichikhol' alkaline Massif, Balygtyg-Khem River, Sangilen Upland, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

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