Mineral: | Ekanita | Fórmula química: | (Ca,Fe 2+,Pb)2 (Th,U)[Si8O20] | Tamaño: | | Peso: | | Transparencia: | | Número de piezas: | | Origen: | Okkanpitiya cerca de Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda), Ratnapura, Provincia de Sabaragamuwa, 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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