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)Al₂Si₁₀O_{24 7}(H₂O)) Quartz (SiO₂)

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Mordenite, Ahmednagar, India - 17 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm

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Mordenite, Ahmednagar, India

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Mordenite, Ahmednagar, India