Natrolite crystals. Slender, radiating crystal needles (white) of the mineral natrolite in their host rock. This mineral, a tectosilicate (Na2Al2Si3O1

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Natrolite crystals. Slender, radiating crystal needles (white) of the mineral natrolite in their host rock. This mineral, a tectosilicate (Na2Al2Si3O10), belongs to the zeolite group of minerals. Like most zeolites, natrolite occurs in cavities or open cracks in basaltic igneous rocks. This sample is centimetres across.

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