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Yugawaralite from
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Yugawaralite | |
| Formula: | CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O | |
| Comments: | Occurs with other zeolites in breccia cavities exposed in the quarry. Crystals striated on the {010} faces | |
| Habit: | bladed crystals up to 3 cm long. Forms: {001},{010},{021},{110},{100} and {111} | |
| Colour: | clear | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 15 | |
| Gyrolite | 3 | |
| Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 2 | |
| Basalt | 2 | |
| Calcite | 2 | |
| Laumontite | 1 | |
| Apophyllite Group | 1 | |
| Heulandite Subgroup | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Yugawaralite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (32 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 12071 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:12071:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Ottens, Berthold, GÃķtze, Jens, Schuster, Ralf, Krenn, Kurt, Hauzenberger, Christoph, Zsolt, BenkÃģ, Vennemann, Torsten (2019) Exceptional Multi Stage Mineralization of Secondary Minerals in Cavities of Flood Basalts from the Deccan Volcanic Province, India. Minerals, 9 (6) 351 doi:10.3390/min9060351 | ||
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India