Ferro-edenite Wohlerite Image

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Ferro-edenite, Wohlerite

Mineral:

Ferro-edenite: NaCa2Fe++5Si7AlO22(OH)2
Wohlerite: NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2

Comments:

Transparent yellow wöhlerite crystals embedded in pink feldspar and black mica matrix with black ferro-edenite (var. barkevikite).

Location:

Langesundsfjorden, Sandoya Island, Porsgrunn, Norway.

Scale:

Specimen Size: 5x5x3.5 cm.

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