Analcime from
Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Description
Comments:	Occurance in the triassic diabase at the Cornwall Magnetite mines of the Bethlehem Steel Company. fine crystals of Analcime assocciated with very good Apophyllite crystals, and other zeolites have been found, notably, in The number 4 mine at Cornwall.
Habit:	Trapazoidal crystals, larger crystals often exhibit poor edging
Colour:	white to colorless
UV Fluorescence:	none
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1922-1965; A. Montgomery, pg 89; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 70
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Analcime data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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