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礦物之美(片沸石∼HEULANDITE)

HEULANDITE-Ca (Ca0.5,Na,K,Sr0.5)9Al9Si27O72·~24H2O (monoclinic) . translucent pearly tabular crystals,characteristically coffin-shape. Maharashtra, India . 片沸石多作棺木狀(鑽石或獨木舟狀),玻璃或珍珠光澤,白色半透明. 多發生於玄武岩的孔穴中,與其它沸石類與方解石共生.
礦名來源:Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer.

經典名礦欣賞
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