Chabazite is a complex hydrated calcium and sodium silicate mineral of secondary origin found lining cavities in volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks. It occurs as white to flesh-red crystals which vary from transparent to translucent and have a vitreous lustre. The crystals are rhombohedral. It has the formulae Ca(Al2Si4)O126H2O and a relative hardness of 5.
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