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Heulandite

Specimen cases holding small mineral samples on a reference tray, viewed from above.

Properties

Property table of the Wikipedia article “Heulandite”, reprinted as recorded in the fetch.
CategoryTectosilicate minerals
Formula(Na,Ca,K)5−6[Al8−9Si27−28O72]·nH2O
Crystal systemMonoclinic ; More than one space group
Colorcolourless, yellow, green, white, pale pink
Crystal habittabular, parallel aggregates
Cleavageperfect basal
Mohs scale hardness3.5–4
Lusterpearly, vitreous
Streakwhite
Diaphaneitytransparent to translucent

From the Wikipedia article

Heulandite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, heulandite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification in 1997 by the International Mineralogical Association changed it to a series name, with the mineral species being named:Heulandite-Ca Heulandite-Na Heulandite-K Heulandite-Sr Heulandite-Ba.

Source

Source record: crystal-compendium/heulandite/minerals.json. Fetched from English Wikipedia by the operator 2 October 2026.

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