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Niveolanite

Mineral:

Niveolanite: NaBe(CO3)(OH)·2H2O

Comments:

Typical wool-like aggregate of fibrous niveolanite on albite (dark particles are fragments of bituminous films). (CanMinv,v46:1343).

Location:

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec, Canada.

Scale:

See Image.

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