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Multiple photos availableGötzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2], Fluorite : CaF2, Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Creamy to yellowish spray-forming blades of götzenite, the cuspidine-related sodium calcium titanium disilicate fluoride, with minute fluorite crystals and aegirine 'stains' embedded among the sprays. 6 mm field of view. Specimen obtained from Sonke Stolze - thanks!

 © Ł Kruszewski 08Photo ID: 187172    View Count: 108

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2], Fluorite : CaF2

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

White needles of gotzenite with massive fluorite. Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 32007    View Count: 436

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 49900    View Count: 306

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 31892    View Count: 286

Multiple photos availableGötzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2], Fluorite : CaF2, Calcite : CaCO3

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

The götzenite blades (to ~ 12 mm) look like old ivory. Ex Ron Waddell.
The label says "götzenite" and I thought this was my best. But I couldn't ID the orange micaceous looking flakes (top). So I tested for polylithionite with UV. No glow. But the götzenite (bottom) did glow. Strong lemony white (SW). Similar to elpidite from the Poudrette ...
Photo ID: 172533    View Count: 160

Multiple photos availableGötzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 1.4 x 1.6 mm. Modris B. coll (ex JPB). In addition to pectolite, associated minerals include leucophanite, ancylite-(Ce), phologopite and something that looks like calcioburbankite on petersenite-(Ce). The leucophanite (a very rare occurence in marble xenolith) is shown in http://www.mindat.org/photo-172441.html. See the child photos for some ...
Photo ID: 172442    View Count: 92

Multiple photos availableGötzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 1.7 x 2.5 mm. Modris B. coll (ex Ron Waddell). Not analyzed as far as I know.
Child photo is stereo
Photo ID: 172439    View Count: 88

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2], Gonnardite : Na2Ca[Al2Si3O10]2 · 7H2O

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 211021    View Count: 50

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 4 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 24th May 2006
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 45428    View Count: 778

Götzenite : Na2Ca5Ti[F4|(Si2O7)2]

Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 4 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, photo Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 102179    View Count: 174
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