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Mesolite from
Mount Caliella, Palagonia, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Mesolite
Formula:Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Comments:As white globular aggregates. According to XRD analyses performed on old specimens classified as "mesolite", the globular mineral is compatiple with tetranatrolite or natrolite (Sicurella et al., 2010).
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mesolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Caliella, Palagonia, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1238883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1238883:1
GUID (UUID V4):1ddd0e1f-54d8-44b5-baba-c601150c350a
Nearest other occurrences of Mesolite
46.1km (28.6 miles) Rupe di Aci Castello, Aci Castello, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy
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