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Olivine

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Locality: 
Taganana, Anaga Mountains, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
15.00gr
Description

In the town of Taganana, Tenerife, there is an outcrop of basaltic rocks with an amalgam of greenish-colored minerals in which the olivine stands out among the series of the Fayalite-Forsterite or olivine group, the olivine, of vitreous luster, with a high hardness, has great transparency, and a habit usually of short and compact prisms, vertically striated; and an orthorhombic crystalline system. It is a silicate also called peridot, which has a color that can vary from yellow to olive green and even greenish brown, depending on the amount of iron in the crystalline structure, the most valued color being a dark olive green. In this sample you can see all the shades of green, giving the piece an indescribable beauty.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivine

Synonym Of: 

Olivine Group

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Group Parent: 
Olivine
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7
Colour: 
Yellowish green, olive green, greenish black, or reddish brown
Streak: 
White

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- Multiple purchases will have discount on shippings if it is possible due to the weight of the pieces.

- Colour may vary due to the camera sensor.

 

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