Petarasite, Catapleiite, Kentbrooksite, Analcime, Lorenzenite

Specimen ID: ACJ-V1R

Mineral(s)
Petarasite : Na5Zr2(Si6O18)(Cl,OH)·2H2O
Catapleiite : Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O
Kentbrooksite : (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6(Mn2+,Fe2+)3Zr3Nb[Si25O74]F2·2H2O
Analcime : Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O
Lorenzenite : Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3
Locality
Mindat locality:
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Pink Petarasite crystals and bronze Catapleiite platelets in pseudomorphose after Kentbrooksite crystal. In this specimen Kentbrooksite grain is multicoloured - honey-yellow in central part and kissel-red in outer one. Associating minerals are white coarse-granular Analcime and brown Lorenzenite crystal. FOV is ~12x10 mm. Collected by Victor Levitskii in 2006. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
Pavel Kartashov - 28th August 2007
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