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Phacolite

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Fittà, Soave, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
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A variety of Chabazite

A lens-shaped variety due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons.
Originally described from Ceská Lípa (Böhmisch Leipa), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Classification of Phacolite

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German:	Phakolith

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Australia
New South Wales Rous Co. Kyogle Fairy Mount	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.48
Kyogle Quarry	Rob Lavinsky (ex. Howard Belsky specimen)
Tasmania Upper Mersey Valley Gads Hill	Bottrill& Baker, 2009, catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania
Victoria Yarra City Shire Fairfield F-19 Freeway cutting	Zeolites of Victoria, The Mineralogical Society of Victoria - Special Publication No.2

Austria
Lower Austria Waldviertel Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Loja Quarry IV- Southern Area	Löffler, E. & Kolitsch, U. (2011): Die Mineralien der Loja bei Persenbeug, Niederösterreich (II). Mineralien-Welt. 22 (4): 51-62
Styria Bad Radkersburg Klöch Basalt quarry	"Aus der Tiefe der Vulkane", Fritz-Jandl-Postl (2011)

Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul Brita Ouro Preto quarry	Frank, H. (2008): Lapis 33 (5), 45.

Costa Rica
Guanacaste Province La Cruz	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.101
Quebrada Grande	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.323
Limón Province Rio Barbilla	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.101

Czech Republic
Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen) Liberec Region Česká Lípa (Böhmisch Leipa)	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.102
Ústí Region Ústí nad Labem (Aussig) Dolni Zálezly (Salesel)	- Hibsch, J.E. (1934) Die Mineralien des Böhmischen Mittelgebirges. 196 pp., Gustav Fischer, Jena Page 134
Holoměř Hill	Štolba, J., Jílek, D., Eichler, F.: Fakolit z vrchu Holomoeř v Ústí nad Labem. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 1978, roč. 23, č. 1, s. 88.
Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) South Moravia Region Brno (Brünn) Želešice	Kučera, B., Novotná, B.: Nová naleziště zeolithů na Moravě. Časopis Moravského zemského musea, 1929-1930, sv. 26-27, s. 214-227.

Denmark
Faroe Islands (Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroes) Borðoy Island (Bordoy) Norddepil	Tschernich, R. W. (1992): Zeolites of the world. Geoscience Press, Phoenix, Arizona, p. 102
Nolsoy island (Nalsoe Island) Skutin	Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (102)

France
Auvergne Cantal Murat Laveissière La Grange de Ganilh N122 road cut	Robin Fialip collection
Le Meynial road	P & E Medard collection

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Hunsrück Baumholder Schaan Quarry (Hubertusruhe Quarry; Jean Quarry)	R Lang, collected in 2005
Palatinate Kirchheimbolanden Dannenfels Mannbühl Quarry (Giro Quarry)	Kohout, K. (2008): Der Steinbruch Giro am Mannbühl: Spitzenfunde aus 27 Jahren. Lapis, 33 (5), 32-35. ; Bungert, R., Frey, W.-G. and Hesse, P. (2008): Die Mineralien des Steinbruch Giro am Donnersberg, Pfalz. Lapis 33 (3), 13-19; 50.

Hungary
Heves Co. Mátra Mts. Mátraszentistván	http://gportal.hu/portal/domineral

Italy
Sardinia Sassari Province Osilo Su Marralzu	Van King
Sicily Catania Province Etna Volcanic Complex Acitrezza (Aci Trezza)	Mineralogical Magazine 1956 31 : 265-271
Trentino-Alto Adige Trento Province Fassa Valley Monzoni Mts Pale Rabbiose	De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol.
Mt. Baldo Mori Ring road tunnel works	La galleria di Mori, Trento: breve nota mineralogica. - O.Bartoli, D.Bersani, M.Scacchetti - Micro Numero 2 - Volume 2008 - ISSN 1724-7438
Veneto Verona Province Soave Fittà	Van King

Portugal
Madeira District Madeira Island Ponta de São Lourenço	Uwe Kolitsch collection
Ribeira Brava	5/B.02-20

Slovakia
Prešov Region Prešov Co. Vyšná Šebastová Maglovec quarry	Ďuďa,R., et al., 1981: Mineralógia severnej časti Slanských vrchov. Min.Slovaca, Monografia 2, 98s

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province Lanzarote Yaiza Playa Blanca Punta del Aguila	Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p. 52, 101, 301, 323, 362, 386, 414, 415, 493.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Tenerife Mirador de la Centinela	Ternes, Bernd(1998): "Mineraliensammeln im Urlaub: Fundstellen auf Teneriffa-auch ein Reisebericht". LAPIS vol 23(1998), nr 1, p.13-21

UK
Northern Ireland Co. Antrim Giant's Causeway	BMNH specimen
Glenarm Little Deerpark Quarry (Little Deer Park Quarry)	Trevor Boyd Collection
Londonderry (Derry; Co. Londonderry) Limavady Keady Quarry	Trevor Boyd Collection

USA
Massachusetts Bristol Co. Acushnet Acushnet Quarry (P. J. Keating Quarry; Tilcon Capaldi Quarry; Warren Brothers Quarry; Blue Stone Quarry; Old Bluestone Quarry)	Cahoon, James C. (1985). Massachusetts: A Classic Swiss Alpine Cleft Mineral Region (Boston Mineralogical Symposium program book, May 1985)
Middlesex Co. Marlborough Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts	Collected by L.White 1980
North Carolina Alexander Co. Hiddenite	Wise,Michael A.,(2009) Chabazite in spodumene-bearing Alpine-type fissure veins from Hiddenite,North Carolina,USA: Mineralogy and Petrology,Vol.96,No.3-4,pg # 213-220
Oregon Benton Co. Kings Valley Two Hug Quarry	Specimen in collection
Grant Co. Mount Vernon Beech Creek Quarry	Zeolites of the World, Rudy W Teschernich, Geoscience Press Inc. (1992) p119
Wheeler Co. Spray Burnt Cabin Creek	Alan Goldstein

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