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Natrolite from
Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite, etc.

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Natrolite

Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Natrolite
Formula:Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Habit:Sprays, balls and jackstraw arrangements of delicate crystals. Curved crystals have also been found.
Colour:colorless, white
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Analcime35
Stilbite Subgroup5
Chabazite-Ca3
Calcite3
Heulandite Subgroup1
Thomsonite-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Natrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (35 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:295274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:295274:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Natrolite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSwan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘPartridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘCape Sharp, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘWest Bay Cliff, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAmethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘCape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘCape Split, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘRoss Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Emmons, Ebenezer (1836) Notice of a scientific expedition. American Journal of Science and Arts, 30 (2) 330-354
Gregory, Gardiner (1966) Mineral Hunting in the Parrsboro, Nova Scotia Area. Rocks & Minerals, 41 (2) 85-91 doi:10.1080/00357529.1966.11765526
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
Pe-Piper, Georgia, Miller, Lisa (2002) Zeolite minerals from the North Shore of the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geology, 38 (1) 11-28 doi:10.4138/1252
 
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