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Analcime specimens for sale
28 for sale · $25–$7,500 USD
219 in the gallery
Analcime is a zeolite mineral with the formula Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O. It typically forms colorless to white crystals that can be transparent to translucent, often displaying a glassy to pearly lustre. Common crystal habits include trapezohedra and pseudo-cubic forms, sometimes as aggregates or as zeolite-rich crystal matrices. Notable specimens have been reported from several classic locales, including in the United States, Italy, and Iran, where well-formed crystals and large aggregates attract attention from mineral collectors.
- Formula
- Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
- Rarity
- Common
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Moderate Interest
- Classification notes
- Zeolite, tectosilicate (framework aluminosilicate)
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- isometric
- Mohs hardness
- 5–5.5
- Specific gravity
- 2.22–2.29
- Luster
- vitreous
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent
- Color
- colorless, white, gray, yellow, green, pink
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- poor
- Fracture
- subconchoidal, uneven
- Crystal habit
- equant, granular, massive
- Gem mineral
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View all 28Where Analcime is found
Top localities
- Poudrette Quarry30 specimens
- Phoenix mine16 specimens
- Mont Saint-Hilaire11 specimens
- Phoenix Mine11 specimens
- Junnila mine, Santa Rita Peak8 specimens
- Fengjiashan Mine6 specimens
- Skookumchuck Dam4 specimens
- Copper Falls Mine3 specimens
- Quincy Mine3 specimens
- Gold Creek3 specimens
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About Analcime
Collectors value analcime for its crisp, geometric shapes and its ability to form clear, well-terminated crystals that can be isolated or part of shimmering zeolite matrices. The mineral often occurs in cavities within volcanic rocks and is commonly associated with other zeolites and minerals such as natrolite and stilbite. Size, transparency, and luster influence desirability, with clean, undamaged crystals from notable localities standing out in a cabinet of minerals. Its relative abundance and classic formation make analcime a reliable and approachable addition to many collections.
