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Phillipsite-Ca

Yoshimi

Hattanda, Yoshimi city, Hiki county, Saitama pref., Japan

Phillipsite-Ca

Field of view: 10 mm. A crystal of phillipsite-Ca-Harmotome. The quadrangular transparent prism is phillipsite-Ca and a part of crystals has the chemical composition of harmotome. The termination of the prism is composed of 4 pyramidal faces. The transparent grains on the basement are fine prisms of phillipsite-Ca.

Recovered from an open space of a zeolite vein in sedimentary rocks subjected to Greenschist facies metamorphism.

Phillipsite-Ca from this location was described in 2005.

Other localities

  • Yoshimi (GS facies, Prismatic)
  • Nakadomari (Pillow lava, Prismatic)
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