Stilbite
UNB-2016-0521Minerals » Tectosilicates » Zeolite
Description
Small yellow globular Stilbite crystals.
Stilbite (NaCa2Al5Si13O36 x 16H2O) can be white, greyish, yellowish, red or brown. Lustre is vitreous but pearly on cleavage and streak is colourless. Hardness is 3 1/2 to 4 and cleavage is perfect in one direction. Stilbite usually occurs as bladed aggregates of numerous twinned crystals that resemble "wheat sheaves". Stilbite can also be radial, globular, or tabular (rare).
Specifications
| Object name | Stilbite |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0521 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Mineral |
| Classification | Mineral group: Tectosilicates Sub-group: Zeolite |
| Composition |
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| Origin | Moore, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Chesterman, C.W. 1979. Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals. Knopf.