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Hackmanite On Richterite

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Hackmanite On Richterite

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Description
Locality: 
Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 7.5 × 5.2 cm
Description

Aesthetic specimen from Afghanistan of rare hackmanite in lilac crystals on matrix of creamy crystallized richterite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hackmanite

Variety Of: 

Sodalite

Formula: 
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
Na8Al6Si6O24(Cl2,S)
Hardness: 
0.0

Richterite

Formula: 
{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

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