| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Datolite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 61385 |
| Mineral: | Datolite |
| Locality: | Boccassuolo, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless datolite crystals lining cavity walls in greenish basalt. When viewed under magnification you can see double-refraction in the datolite crystals (similar to double-refraction calcite in crystals). |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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