Prehnite and Laumonite
| ID | 589 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral |
Prehnite
Laumonite |
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| Location | Malad - Maharashtra - India | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 3277 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:3277:9 |
| Formula |
Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | A secondary mineral in mafic volcanic rocks, low-grade metamorphic mineral. |
| Discovery Year | 1788 |
| Diapheny | Translucent |
| Cleavage | Good on {001}, poor on {110} |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Colourless to gray to yellow, yellow-green or white |
| Hardness (min) | 6.0 |
| Hardness (max) | 6.5 |
| Luminescence | None |
| Lustre | Vitreous to Pearly |
| About the name | Named in 1788 by Abraham Gottlieb Werner in honor of the Dutch Colonel, Hendrik von/van Prehn [July 31/August 2, 1733 Cape of Good Hope Colony - August 1785 Heilbronn, Wurttemberg {Germany}], who is credited with discovering the mineral in 1774 at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Von Prehn was a governor of Cape of Good Hope (1779-1780) until he was dismissed. He was a naturalist and mineral collector who brought the first specimens of his namesake mineral to Europe. It is unknown how the mineral came to the attention of Werner. A considerable mystique and folklore have surrounded Prehn and prehnite. The appellation "von" was supposedly bestowed on Prehn for his military service during the Seven Year's War, but there are no printed records available to substantiate the claim. It has been claimed that prehnite was the first mineral named for a person. In 1813, Richard Chenevix wrote a lengthy article (100+ pages) decrying the naming of minerals for people. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Orthorhombic |
| Cleavage Type | Distinct/Good |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven |
| Morphology | Uncommon crystals (blocky to thin tabular); aggregates are fanlike, reniform, globular, stalactitic, granular, compact. |
| Twinning | Fine lamellar |
| UV | Rarely fluorescent. Some prehnite from Franklin, New Jersey fluoresces orange in shortwave UV. LW UV: blue: https://www.mindat.org/photo-1250607.html |
| Comment Luster | Pearly on cleavage {001} |
| Publication Year | 1788 |
| shortcode_ima | Prh |
| ID | 2340 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:2340:1 |
| Formula |
CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | Hydrothermal origin, decomposition of analcime, sandstone cement. |
| Discovery Year | 1805 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | on {010}{110} |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Colorless to pink, white, gray, yellowish, brownish, golden brown |
| Hardness (min) | 3.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 4.0 |
| About the name | Named Laumonite by Abraham Gottlieb Werner in 1805 in honor of Francois Pierre Nicolas Gillet de Laumont [May 28, 1747, Laumont near Montmorency, France - June 1, 1834, Paris, France], Inspector General of Mines who first found the mineral (as well as plumbogummite). He was also a mineral collector. The name was changed to its current spelling, Laumontite, in 1821 by Karl Cäsar von Leonhard. |
| Streak | White |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Cleavage Type | Perfect |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven |
| Morphology | Square prisms with steep oblique terminations, radiating, columnar, fibrous, massive. |
| Twinning | On {100}, typically with terminal re-entrants. |
| Comment Luster | Pearly on cleavage |
| shortcode_ima | Lmt |
| Group | Zeolite Group |
Details
MinID: X0W-PD8
Price: € 500
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: Not registered
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Notes:
Pseudomorph Prehnite after Laumontite<br><a href=https://www.mindat.org/min-2340.html target=_blank>Laumontite</a>
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| H | Hydrogen | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| Si | Silicium |