Name:

okenite

A photo of the mineral okenite

Class:

Silicates

Chemistry:

CaH2Si2O6* H2O zeolite

Color(s):

white, yellow, bluish Streak: white

Hardness:

4.5 - 5

SpecGrav:

2.3

Fracture:

uneven

Cleavage:

complete

Crystal:

triclinic (flat acicular common)

Envronment:

cavities in basaltic rocks

Association:

stilbite, heulandite

Locals:

| Poona/India | Iceland | Greenland | Chile | USA |

Misc:

crystals a very fragile and often form in small, radiating, spherical clusters.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Poona, India

2.) Poona, India

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