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Cancrinite

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Cancrinite from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada - BAC65358
Cancrinite from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada - BAC65358

Cancrinite

#BAC65358
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
(Na,Ca,□)8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Orange yellow partial crystal of Cancrinite. Cancrinite belongs to group of minerals which form from melts undersaturated with respect to silica. 

Cancrinite

Formula
(Na,Ca,[box])8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Prismatic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, colorless, gray green, yellow, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Pyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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