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Name: |
okenite |
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Class: |
Silicates |
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Chemistry: |
CaH2Si2O6* H2O zeolite |
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Color(s): |
white, yellow, bluish Streak: white |
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Hardness: |
4.5 - 5 |
SpecGrav: |
2.3 |
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Fracture: |
uneven |
Cleavage: |
complete |
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Crystal: |
triclinic (flat acicular common) |
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Envronment: |
cavities in basaltic rocks |
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Association: |
stilbite, heulandite |
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Locals: |
| Poona/India | Iceland | Greenland | Chile | USA | |
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Misc: |
crystals a very fragile and often form in small, radiating, spherical clusters. |
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Photos |
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1.) Poona, India |
2.) Poona, India |
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