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礦物之美(柱沸石-EPISTILBITE)

EPISTILBITE (Ca,Na2)Al2Si4O12·4H2O (monoclinic).
zeolite group.Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.柱沸石英文含意為形成於束沸石-STILBITE之上,結晶不若束沸石豐富和常見.可謂少見的沸石類.晶體常見板狀,柱狀,纖維放射狀.雙晶常穿插成十字狀,透明至半透明.玻璃光澤.色彩無,白,粉紅,暗紅..等.硬度4.形成於火成岩的晶洞與 calcite, yugawaralite, heulandite, stilbite等沸石類為伍.

經典名礦欣賞

NO.638