Chabazite vs Herderite
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Chabazite
Chabazite is a zeolite mineral that usually occurs as clear, white, pink, or pale-colored crystals in cavities of volcanic rocks. Its crystals commonly have rhombohedral forms that can appear pseudo-cubic, and its structure contains channels capable of holding exchangeable ions and water. Those properties make chabazite relevant to mineral collectors and to technical uses involving ion exchange, a...
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Herderite
Herderite is a calcium beryllium phosphate mineral in the apatite group, with the formula CaBe(PO4)(F,OH). It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly appears as colorless, pale-yellow, or greenish-white prismatic crystals; transparent crystals from Minas Gerais, Brazil, have been cut as gems. Herderite forms a compositional series with hydroxylherderite, a related mineral reported from...
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