Thomsonite-Ca from
Theodore Company Mine, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Thomsonite-Ca | |
| Formula: | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O | |
| Comments: | "The thomsonite forms small pearly spheres up to 4mm in diameter, in vesicular basalt. The spheres are generally pale blue to grey with a translucent, gel-like appearance. Thomsonite also forms small white tuffs of needles on a few of the white spheres. Broken spheres show a compact radiating structure." May be found with chabazite, aragonite or calcite. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thomsonite-Ca data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Theodore Company Mine, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 903384 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:903384:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8fde679c-9dae-4210-a964-349a04c72356 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Thomsonite-Ca | ||
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSouth Clunes United Mines, Clunes, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| 56.7km (35.2 miles) | ⓘTylden quarry, Tylden, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| 56.9km (35.4 miles) | ⓘDegraves Mill (Ward's Mill), Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
| 96.5km (60.0 miles) | ⓘOrgan Pipes National Park, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia | |
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