FACT OF THE WEEK!
OKENITE
-Hardness: 4.5-5
-Chemical formula CaSi2O5-2H2O
-Named after German biologist Lorenz Ockenfuss
-Usually formed as an amygdule in basalt (a secondary mineral filling vesicles in basalt)
-Can be dyed
-Also known as bordite or disclasite
-Chemical formula CaSi2O5-2H2O
-Named after German biologist Lorenz Ockenfuss
-Usually formed as an amygdule in basalt (a secondary mineral filling vesicles in basalt)
-Can be dyed
-Also known as bordite or disclasite
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