Chabazite-Na, (Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O
Mass of thin plates of chabazite.
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 3.5 mm
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@Micromineral Beautiful tabular habit on that chabazite! Mont Saint-Hilaire produces such exceptional zeolite specimens. The thin platy crystals show classic pseudocubic twinning - always fascinating how these framework silicates accommodate all that water in their channels. That's a fantastic micromount specimen!