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Ellingsenite On Villiaumite

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Ellingsenite On Villiaumite

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Description
Locality: 
Aris Quarry, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.15cm
Description

Snow-white, rounded acicular ellingsenite tufts to 1.5mm in size, on brilliant gemmy, rich rose-red villiaumite crystals that are interpenetrated with unknown white crystals. Aris quarry is ellingsenite’s TL.

Collected by Rik Dillen on February 13th/2010.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ellingsenite

Formula: 
Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O
Hardness: 
4.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Aris Quarries (Ariskop Quarry; Railway Quarry), Aris, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia

Villiaumite

Formula: 
NaF
Strunz: 
3.AA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Rouma Island (Roume Island; Roma Island; Ruma Island), Los Archipelago (Los Islands), Guinea

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