< PHACOLITE

PHACOLITE


CHABAZITE
Var. Phacolite
Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley,
Meander Valley Municipality,
Tasmania,
AUSTRALIA

(Ca,Na2)Al2Si4O12.6H2O

Crystal: Rhombohedral
Hardness: 4 - 5
Sp.G.: 2.08 - 2.16
Cleavage: Rather Distinct
Fracture: Uneven, Brittle
Colour: White
Lustre: Vitreous.

Phacolite is the uncommon lens-shaped variety of chabazite due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons.

Phacolite a zeolite occurs in cavities in Basalt at Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia.

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