Carraraite from
Cape d'Or (Cap d'Or), Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
| Locality type: | Headland | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Carraraite | |
| Formula: | Ca3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O | |
| Comments: | A single specimen found in a vein with a significant amount of thaumasite. Noted as worthy of study by Terry Collett and analyzed by Don Doell. White hexagonal prismatic crystals, associated with light green apophyllite, light yellowish-grey stellerite, and light pinkish rhombohedral chabazite. Raman, performed at RRUFF, did not match any species in database but was similar to thaumasite. Confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis (microprobe) at RRUFF. | |
| Habit: | Hexagonal prisms | |
| Colour: | White | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD Raman Spectroscopy | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Carraraite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Cape d'Or (Cap d'Or), Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1297378 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1297378:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | be1e8f23-d434-4067-bea6-027697f2ead3 | |
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