Mineral Name | Prehnite |
First Discovered | 1788 |
Nickel-Strunz Classification | 09.DP.20 |
Dana Classification | 72.01.03.01 |
ICSD | 69402 |
Mineral Group | Silicates |
Patricianite is a pink variety of prehnite, commonly found in the basalt rocks located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. the specimens may contain intermixed chlorite and native copper inclusions, and can be confused with the zeolite mineral 'thomsonite'.
Patricianite has only been found in one place in the world. The map below shows major documented concentration of patricianite:
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