Ferrierite

  

Ferrierite-Mg

  

Deep rusty red radial, platy crtstals in flower like patterns to 2 mm in white matrix. Ex. Kidwell collection

Origin: Kamloops, BC, Canada

Sample size: 6.5 x 3 x 4 cm, crystals 2 mm (top), 5 x 4 x 4 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Svojanov, Czech Republic

Sample size: 2 x 2 x 2 cm, with 5 mm rusty red spray

 

White radiating crystal aggreagate to about 1 mm of ferrierite-Na

Origin: Katsura-jima, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Sample size: 1 cm piece

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Origin: Monte Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

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Photo-Atlas of Minerals

Ferrierite and mordenite

Origin: Altoona, Wahkiakum Co., Washington, U.S.A.

Owner: Milton Speckels

Microscopic image, 4.6 x

 

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Photo-Atlas of Minerals

Orange-red to silky white tipped radiating aggregates on matrix

Origin: Monastir, Sardinia, Italy

Sample size: 3 x 5 cm

 

Tufts of white acicular ferrierite-K crystals on clinoptitolite

Origin: Kanan Road Quarry, Agoura, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: micromount

 

Micro white bladed ferrierite-Na crystals in spherical aggregates sometimes with mordenite-(Na) in vugs in basalt

Origin: Altoona, Wahkiahum Co., Washington, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3.5 x 5.5 cm

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Large semisphere to 1.5 cm of brick-red ferrierite-Mg on white calcite

Origin: Monte Oladri, Monastir, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Ex. Giovanni Signorelli collection

Sample size: 8 x 6 x 5 cm

 

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