Specimen #1679
Name: Mordenite on Quartz
Type: Mineral
Locality: Ahmednagar, India
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 17 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm
Weight: 966
Acquired: 2009-10-17
Source: Trinity: Dave Douglass
Label: N
Comment: Numerous hemispheres of mordenite clusters on a gray-quartz matrix. The mordenites are all about 1.2 cm +/- 0.2 and are hard compared to okenite. They can be touched (not recommended) for those with little kids. Nice contrast.
Minerals: Mordenite ((Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24 7(H2O)) Quartz (SiO2)
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