Mineral: | Ekanite
| Chemical Formula: | (Ca,Fe 2+,Pb)2 (Th,U)[Si8O20] | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Okkanpitiya near Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda),Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka | This is a true rarity from Sri Lanka to find partly terminated enstatite crystal with flat crystal habitus. One one-sided piece seems to have some recrystallized or terminated and the prism sites damage-free!! The specimen is emits a radiation 0.6 Microsievert per for gamma particles and include beta- and alpha- radiation the total dosage is 6 Microsievert per hour. Great transparent specimen from Sri Lanka.
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