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礦物之美BREWSTERITE)

BREWSTERITE-Sr Sr2Al4Si12O32-10H2O (monoclinic) . zeolite group . Strontian, Argyll, Highland, Scotland . BREWSTERITE為罕見而不起眼的礦,一般礦物書還懶得介紹, 白色透明短柱狀,硬度5,常與方解石共生於玄武岩的間隙.
礦名來源:Named after David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish physicist, who studied the optical properties of minerals.

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