Aerinite Ca4(Al,Fe,Mg)10Si12O35(OH)12CO3·12H2O - 09.DB.45 (Strunz)(from Huesca, Spain) Bought at a
Aerinite Ca4(Al,Fe,Mg)10Si12O35(OH)12CO3·12H2O - 09.DB.45 (Strunz)(from Huesca, Spain) Bought at a store in Barcelona. Aerinite is a rare inosilicate mineral, Its name comes from a Greek root “aerinos,” meaning “atmosphere” or “blue sky” because of its bluish-purple color. This rock has a “white dots” of Scolecite. Its formation is due to altered basalts and andesites. Has a intense pleochroism, in X axis has a bright blue color, and in Y axis has pale beige. -- source link
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