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Name of the Mineral
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Scolecite
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Chemical formula
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CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L: 10, H:13, W:12
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,
Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property) |
Colourless, thin prismatic needles,
radiating groups and euhedral crystals with Apophyllite and Glauconite. |
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Class
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Silicates
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Sub-class
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Tectosilictes
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Group
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Zeolite Group
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Crystallographic Details
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Monoclinic System
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Locality
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Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Bombay
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State/Country
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India
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0512
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Date of Photography
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12/2/2016
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Scolecite
Scolecite belongs to rocks and minerals gallery