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Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

Geode with 1cm - January of 2006
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 243617    View Count: 42

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Cairns Bay, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

Geodes to 5mm - January of 2006
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 249145    View Count: 29

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O, Quartz : SiO2, Dolomite : CaMg(CO3)2

Aldrian quarry, Lieschengraben, Oberhaag, Remschnigg Mts, Styria, Austria

FOV ∼ 10 mm

Photo and collection Brigitte und Gerhard Kaller
 © B.u.G.KallerPhoto ID: 235150    View Count: 40

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Field of view ca. 12 mm. Collected in Quarry I. Zeolite Colletion of Volker Betz.


Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 29th Nov 2008
 © Volker BetzPhoto ID: 185675    View Count: 473

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O, Faujasite, Offretite : KCaMgAl5Si13O36·16H2O or near

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Field of view ca. 5 mm. Faujasite and Offretite on a aggregate of Montmorillonite. Collected in Quarry I. Zeolite collection of Volker Betz.
 © Volker BetzPhoto ID: 186334    View Count: 146

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O, Hematite : Fe2O3

Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany

Montmorillionite with needle-like outcrops with small globules on the ends, together with hematie globules, covered partly by a brown surface layer, field width 2,7 mm.
Photo ID: 110654    View Count: 260

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Arensberg Mt., Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

crusts on Phillipsite, field of view 5 mm, photographer Markus Schäfer, collection C.&H. Schäfer
 © C.H.M.-SchäferPhoto ID: 44456    View Count: 552

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Valgraveglia Mine (Gambatesa Mine), Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

Whitish globules of montmorillonite with blackish dolomite and quartz. Field size 8 mm. Collection and photo G. Armellino.
 © G. ArmellinoPhoto ID: 48566    View Count: 406

Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O, Chabazite (Var: Phacolite)

Fittà, Soave, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy

Nice montmorillonite aggregate on chabazite (var. phacolite) and "smectite".
Field of view is 4.2mm.
Collection P. Antonazzo, photo E. Bonacina.
 © AMI-Antonazzo PasqualePhoto ID: 193403    View Count: 171

Multiple photos availableMontmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Panciera Quarry, Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Green bulk Montmorillonite in caolinic-calcareous matrix. The specimen is 4,5x3,5 cm. Ex Dr. Marco Petrovich Collection, now in my personal collection. Photo Simone Citon
 © Simone CitonPhoto ID: 91961    View Count: 282
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