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Prehnite

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Locality: 
Eastern Region, Iceland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm
Description

Snow white and well-formed rounded aggregates of prehnite crystals that cover the volcanic rock matrix. Uncommon locality specimen in collections, the glued label reads that is coming from the eastfjords (Iceland), and it was obtained from “Oskar” by Raymond Bastiaens in 1998.

Ex Raymond Bastiaens collection.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prehnite

Formula: 
Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DP.20
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Karoo dolerites, Cradock, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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