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Several polytypes are known (Hejny & Armbruster, 2001): Ma2bc (space group P2\u002Fa, a = 17.032, b = 7.363, c = 7.012 Å, β = 90.36°), Ma2b2c (space group A2\u002Fa, a = 17.032, b = 7.363, c = 14.023 Å, β = 90.3...","Named in 1866 by Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg after its discovery locality, Tetela de Xonotla, Mexico.","2025-12-06 21:22:11",[],[],[],[],[87],{"id":88,"txt":89,"latitude":90,"longitude":91,"country":92},2369,"Tetela de Ocampo (Tetela; Tetella de Ocampo), Tetela de Ocampo Municipality, Puebla, Mexico",19.8166676,-97.8000031,"Mexico",95,[95,98,102,106,110,114,118,121,124,128,132,136,140,144,148,153,158,163,167,172,176,180,184,189,193,197,202,207,211,215,220,225,230],{"id":96,"year":27,"html":97,"doi":11},16128552,"Rammelsberg, K. (1866) Ueber den Xonaltit, ein neues wasserhaltiges Kalksilikat, und den Bustamit aus Mexiko. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft: 18: 33-34.",{"id":99,"year":100,"html":101,"doi":11},16128553,1917,"Larsen, E.S. (1917) Eakleite, a new mineral from California. American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 43: 464-465. (as eakleite)",{"id":103,"year":104,"html":105,"doi":11},519026,1922,"Foshag, William F., Larsen, Esper S. (1922) Eakleite from Isle Royale, Michigan. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  7 (2) 23-24 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM7\u002FAM7_23.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":107,"year":108,"html":109,"doi":11},519185,1923,"Larsen, Esper S. (1923) The identity of eakleite and xonotlite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  8 (10) 181-182 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM8\u002FAM8_181.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":111,"year":112,"html":113,"doi":11},519219,1924,"Schwartz, G. M. 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(2003) Xonotlite in rodingite assemblages from the Ronda peridotites, Betic Cordilleras, southern Spain. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  41 (1). 161-170 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.161'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.161\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol41\u002FCM41_161.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.161",{"id":221,"year":222,"html":223,"doi":224},116952,2008,"Merlino, Stefano, Bonaccorsi, Elena (2008) Double wollastonite chains: topological\u002Fconformational varieties, polytypic forms, isotypic compounds. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials\u003C\u002Fi>,  223 (1-2). 85-97 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.2008.0006'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.2008.0006\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.2008.0006",{"id":226,"year":227,"html":228,"doi":229},16128577,2009,"Black, L., Garbev, K., Stumm, A. (2009) Structure, bonding and morphology of hydrothermally synthesised xonotlite. \u003Ci>Advances in Applied Ceramics\u003C\u002Fi>,  108 (3). 137-144 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1179\u002F174367608x353638'>doi:10.1179\u002F174367608x353638\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1179\u002F174367608x353638",{"id":231,"year":227,"html":232,"doi":233},149070,"Bernstein, Saskia, Thomas Fehr, Karl, Hochleitner, Rupert (2009) Crystal chemistry of Xonotlite Ca\u003CSUB>6\u003C\u002FSUB>Si\u003CSUB>6\u003C\u002FSUB>O\u003CSUB>17\u003C\u002FSUB>(OH)\u003CSUB>2\u003C\u002FSUB>. Part I: Determination of polytypes using X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) \u003Ci>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen\u003C\u002Fi>,  186 (2) 153-162 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1127\u002F0077-7757\u002F2009\u002F0139'>doi:10.1127\u002F0077-7757\u002F2009\u002F0139\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1127\u002F0077-7757\u002F2009\u002F0139",[235,244,251,255,265,269,273,282,289,298,306,314,323,330,338,346,353,360,367,375,380,387,393,399,406,415],{"id":236,"source_url":237,"license_code":238,"credit_html":239,"title":240,"description":241,"author":242,"original_width":243,"original_height":243},28373,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956328","Public domain","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956328\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite Hydrous calcium silicate Point Shivery near Cox' Cove Bay of Islands Newfoundland 1928.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",700,{"id":245,"source_url":246,"license_code":247,"credit_html":248,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":249,"original_height":250},31004,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166766","CC BY-SA 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166766\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",1000,750,{"id":252,"source_url":253,"license_code":247,"credit_html":254,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":249,"original_height":250},31005,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166765","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166765\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",{"id":256,"source_url":257,"license_code":258,"credit_html":259,"title":260,"description":261,"author":262,"original_width":263,"original_height":264},86622,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=2966488","CC BY-SA 3.0","Aangelo, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=2966488\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite - Vicenza, Italia.jpg","Xonotlite - fibrous-radiated, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy","Aangelo",3264,2448,{"id":266,"source_url":267,"license_code":247,"credit_html":268,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":249,"original_height":250},31006,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166763","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166763\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",{"id":270,"source_url":271,"license_code":247,"credit_html":272,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":249,"original_height":250},31007,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166764","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F166764\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",{"id":274,"source_url":275,"license_code":258,"credit_html":276,"title":277,"description":278,"author":279,"original_width":280,"original_height":281},28378,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159113","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159113\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite-201250.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.3 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful specimen of ivory-colored velvety balls of xonotlite in large aggregates. The \"open\" sphere in front shows the natural acicular crystals that make up each radiating aggregate. Ex. Charlie Key.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",499,403,{"id":283,"source_url":284,"license_code":258,"credit_html":285,"title":286,"description":287,"author":279,"original_width":243,"original_height":288},86624,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121577","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121577\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Apophyllite-Xonotlite-23176.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FApophyllite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Apophyllite\">Apophyllite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An attractive CABINET specimen, a crust, of highly lustrous, transparent to translucent clusters of pale pink to colorless apophyllite blades aesthetically set on an older generation of sparkly, transparent gray apophyllites with xonotlite from the 1992 find at the Wessels Mine. 11.3 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",618,{"id":290,"source_url":291,"license_code":238,"credit_html":292,"title":293,"description":294,"author":295,"original_width":296,"original_height":297},28379,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28518856","Beth Schaefer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28518856\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite-401031.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa> (FOV 0.8 cm)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Parker Mine (Parker shaft), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>\u003Ci>Original description:\u003C\u002Fi> Specimen is around 1.5 cm long, FOV in photograph is smaller - around .8 cm. Hard to photograph since it is so white It looks a little like cotton candy.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Beth Schaefer",1024,883,{"id":299,"source_url":300,"license_code":258,"credit_html":301,"title":302,"description":303,"author":279,"original_width":304,"original_height":305},86625,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10126507","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10126507\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite-38238.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Black Rock Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBlack_Rock\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Black Rock\">Black Rock\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3065.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A showy specimen of cream-colored balls and clusters of radial, fibrous xonotlite crystals. The outer surface of the xonotlite balls are soft and spony, much like human skin! Very unusual! Old material. Ex Willy Israel Collection, who purchased this piece from dealer Clive Queit in 1987. 8.0 x 7.5 x 4.4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",636,653,{"id":307,"source_url":308,"license_code":258,"credit_html":309,"title":310,"description":311,"author":279,"original_width":312,"original_height":313},86626,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140911","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140911\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite-Apophyllite-122280.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FApophyllite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Apophyllite\">Apophyllite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous and large specimen of this species featuring velvety balls of xonotlite in large aggregates. Miraculously, as this is a fragile species, there seems to be no damage to the display face! The \"open\" sphere in front shows the natural acicular crystals that make up each radiating aggregate 7.8 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,484,{"id":315,"source_url":316,"license_code":247,"credit_html":317,"title":318,"description":319,"author":320,"original_width":321,"original_height":322},86632,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=59286351","Toma1974, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=59286351\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite.jpg","Xonotlite, 180 mm, Kyalbajar region","Toma1974",556,1034,{"id":324,"source_url":325,"license_code":258,"credit_html":326,"title":327,"description":328,"author":329,"original_width":263,"original_height":264},28374,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8547967","The High Fin Sperm Whale, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8547967\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite and Gypsum.jpg","Crystals of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa> encased behind \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGypsum\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gypsum\">Gypsum\u003C\u002Fa>. Photo taken at \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.eos.ubc.ca\u002Fresources\u002Fmuseum\u002Fhistory.html\">the Pacific Museum of the Earth\u003C\u002Fa>.","The High Fin Sperm Whale",{"id":331,"source_url":332,"license_code":258,"credit_html":333,"title":334,"description":335,"author":279,"original_width":336,"original_height":337},28375,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120310","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120310\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite-Inesite-21179.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FInesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Inesite\">Inesite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Gorgeous combination piece with radial fibrous Inesite and Xonotlite. Lovely and important any way you look at it. The luster of the Inesite is far better than the pics show. 5.7 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,381,{"id":339,"source_url":340,"license_code":258,"credit_html":341,"title":342,"description":343,"author":279,"original_width":344,"original_height":345},28376,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121578","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121578\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Inesite-Xonotlite-23177.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FInesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Inesite\">Inesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful and aesthetic red ball of inesite with chatoyant or silky shimmering lustre topped by a \"cap\" of fibrous xonotlite from the 1970s find. This piece is a hemisphere and the back side photo shows the lustrous radial inesite crystals. 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",462,550,{"id":347,"source_url":348,"license_code":258,"credit_html":349,"title":350,"description":351,"author":279,"original_width":352,"original_height":312},28377,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150042","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150042\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Prehnite-Xonotlite-171841.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPrehnite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Prehnite\">Prehnite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful inesite miniature with rich red-orange Prehnite highlighted by stark white xonotlite balls. Complete all around and very 3-dimensional! NOT an inesite, though it’s easy to be fooled! Ex. Charlie Key.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",655,{"id":354,"source_url":355,"license_code":258,"credit_html":356,"title":357,"description":358,"author":279,"original_width":336,"original_height":359},86623,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120315","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120315\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Datolite-Xonotlite-21182.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDatolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Datolite\">Datolite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Very nice combination specimen of Datolite crystals and radial fibrous Xonotlite balls. Very aesthetic. 6 x 4 x 3.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",476,{"id":361,"source_url":362,"license_code":258,"credit_html":363,"title":364,"description":365,"author":279,"original_width":336,"original_height":366},86627,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150630","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150630\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Calcite-Xonotlite-173989.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalcite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Calcite\">Calcite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Black Rock Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBlack_Rock\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Black Rock\">Black Rock\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3065.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>The Xonotlite grows in a fibrous to acicular form, and the calcite has superb luster and good clarity on its faces. It is so clear you can see right through to the included xonotlite balls! Ex. Willy Israel Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",485,{"id":368,"source_url":369,"license_code":258,"credit_html":370,"title":371,"description":372,"author":279,"original_width":373,"original_height":374},83250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10430021","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10430021\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Inesite-Xonotlite-d06-81b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FInesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Inesite\">Inesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.5 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Xonotlite on Inesite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful 1 cm clusters of acicular xonotlite, perched on contrasting ruddy brown inesite. It could be tobermorite. But, I have not had it analyzed so am erring on the side of caution.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,297,{"id":376,"source_url":377,"license_code":258,"credit_html":378,"title":379,"description":372,"author":279,"original_width":304,"original_height":312},86628,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10430024","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10430024\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Inesite-Xonotlite-d06-81a.jpg",{"id":381,"source_url":382,"license_code":258,"credit_html":383,"title":384,"description":385,"author":279,"original_width":312,"original_height":386},86629,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450438","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450438\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gypsum-Inesite-Xonotlite-k211a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGypsum\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gypsum\">Gypsum\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FInesite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Inesite\">Inesite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3071.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.8 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Xonotlite in Selenite with Inesite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Wow! Wonderfully unique specimen featuring a 1.5 cm perfect xonotlite preserved like a fly in amber inside selenite that overlaid it. Other xonotlite balls stick out the side.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",665,{"id":388,"source_url":389,"license_code":258,"credit_html":390,"title":391,"description":385,"author":279,"original_width":373,"original_height":392},60845,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450439","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450439\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gypsum-Inesite-Xonotlite-k211c.jpg",246,{"id":394,"source_url":395,"license_code":258,"credit_html":396,"title":397,"description":385,"author":279,"original_width":312,"original_height":398},86630,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450440","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450440\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Gypsum-Inesite-Xonotlite-k211b.jpg",682,{"id":400,"source_url":401,"license_code":258,"credit_html":402,"title":403,"description":404,"author":279,"original_width":405,"original_height":373},86631,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450512","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450512\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Prehnite-Xonotlite-k240b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPrehnite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Prehnite\">Prehnite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKuruman,_Northern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kuruman, Northern Cape\">Kuruman\u003C\u002Fa>, Kalahari manganese fields, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorthern_Cape\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Northern Cape\">Northern Cape Province\u003C\u002Fa>, South Africa (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3067.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Orange Prehnite with Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful inesite miniature with rich red-orange Prehnite highlighted by stark white xonotlite balls. Complete all around and very 3-dimensional! NOT an inesite, though its easy to be fooled!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",389,{"id":407,"source_url":408,"license_code":258,"credit_html":409,"title":410,"description":411,"author":412,"original_width":413,"original_height":414},10821,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28518766","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28518766\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Xonotlite, Hancockite-303477.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEpidote-(Pb)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Epidote-(Pb)\">Epidote-(Pb)\u003C\u002Fa> (formerly known as \u003Ci>Hancockite\u003C\u002Fi>)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Acicular crystals of xonotlite with hancockite. Field of view 3 mm. Photo and specimen Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",506,470,{"id":416,"source_url":417,"license_code":418,"credit_html":419,"title":420,"description":421,"author":422,"original_width":423,"original_height":424},86633,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=115427564","CC BY 3.0","Richard Harrison, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=115427564\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Olmiite, Xonotlite-1072930.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOlmiite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Olmiite\">Olmiite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FXonotlite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Xonotlite\">Xonotlite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Dimensions: 3 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Description: Sprays of acicular Xonotlite on Olmiite from finds in the mid 2000's. Specimen shows remarkably minor damage, mostly around the matrix contact.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Richard Harrison",2474,2493,[426,432,437,442],{"id":427,"url":428,"label":429,"formula":430,"spacegroup":431,"year":209},14639,"\u002Fcif\u002F14639.cif","Hejny 2001 · Ca6 Si6 O19 (1)","Ca6 Si6 O19","A 1 2\u002Fa 1",{"id":433,"url":434,"label":435,"formula":430,"spacegroup":436,"year":209},14640,"\u002Fcif\u002F14640.cif","Hejny 2001 · Ca6 Si6 O19 (2)","P -1",{"id":438,"url":439,"label":440,"formula":430,"spacegroup":441,"year":209},14641,"\u002Fcif\u002F14641.cif","Hejny 2001 · Ca6 Si6 O19 (3)","P 1 2\u002Fa 1",{"id":443,"url":444,"label":445,"formula":446,"spacegroup":447,"year":186},14642,"\u002Fcif\u002F14642.cif","Kudoh 1979","Ca6 Si6 O19 H2","A -1",[449,450,451,452,453,454,455,456,457,458,459,460,461],"Calcium-Pectolite","Eakleit","Eakleita","Eakleite","Xenotlit","Xenotlita","Xenotlite","Xonaltit","Xonaltita","Xonaltite","Xonolit","Xonolita","Xonolite",[463,467,471,475,479,482,486,489,492,496,499,503,507,511],{"lang":464,"names":465},"az",[466],"Ksonotlit",{"lang":468,"names":469},"ca",[470],"xonotlita",{"lang":472,"names":473},"de",[474],"Xonotlit",{"lang":476,"names":477},"es",[478],"Xonotlita",{"lang":480,"names":481},"eu",[478],{"lang":483,"names":484},"fa",[485],"زونولیت",{"lang":487,"names":488},"id",[474],{"lang":490,"names":491},"it",[7],{"lang":493,"names":494},"nl",[495],"xonotliet",{"lang":497,"names":498},"pl",[466],{"lang":500,"names":501},"ta",[502],"சொனோட்லைட்டு",{"lang":504,"names":505},"th",[506],"โซโนตไลต์",{"lang":508,"names":509},"uk",[510],"Ксонотліт",{"lang":512,"names":513},"vi",[474],"Q2252328",{"history":11,"applications":11}]