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礦物之美(中沸石-MESOLITE)

MESOLITE Na16Ca16Al48Si72O240·4H2O (orthorhombic) . zeolite group . crystals acicular or fibrous, as divergent tufts or compact masses of radiating crystals . 棉花球狀的結晶是中沸石最美的結晶方式.硬度 5 - 5.5.在鈉沸石,鈣沸石,中沸石三項類似礦物中外觀上以中沸石結晶最為纖細,鈣沸石最為 more robust and durable.著名產地∼Poona, India; Giants Causeway, Ireland; Skye, Scotland; Colorado, New Jersey and Oregon, USA and Berufjord, Iceland.
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