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Mineral Information on:
prehnite

Chemical Group:    silicate

Chemical Formula:    H₂Ca₂Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Color:  light green, white, gray      Fades on exposure to light.   

Streak:  uncolored         Luster:  vitreous          Tenacity:  brittle

Hardness:  6 to 6.5             Specific Gravity:     2.80 to 2.95               

Fracture:  uneven         Cleavage:  (001) distinct

Crystal Forms:  Orthorhombic-hemimorphic
     Crystals are rare.
     Occurs in groups of tabular crystals, reniform, globular, massive

Mineral Associations:  occurs in  cavities in basalt; found with other zeolites

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Uses:

Occurrences:  Massachusetts, Connecticut,  New Jersey, and Lake Superior region

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-        when inhaled-

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