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Sample n° 10145

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
LAUMONTITE	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂•4H₂O	tektosilicates	zeolites	major

Description

Description: pink fibro-radial deposit on altered basalt

Origin

Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Matabeleland North
Locality: Victoria Falls

Specification

Donors: Mortelmans (ULB)

Donation year: 1943
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 2

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 3

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: yes