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Analcime

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Description
Locality: 
Breiðdalsheidi, Fljótsdalshérað, Eastern Region, Iceland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 2.6 cm
Description

Dozens of extremely lustrous crystals of analcime evenly spread over mother rock fron Iceland. The visual appearence of this example is truly amazing with the hundrets of sparkling faces.

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