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Epidote & Quartz

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Epidote & Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Kimmeria, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
20.8 × 15.3 × 8.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Weight: 
2 620.00gr
Description

Very large and spectacular Epidote specimen consisting of a cluster of numerous and highly lustrous, deep olive green, with complex prismatic terminations Epidote crystals, with a dominant cluster of large crystals perched on top of the specimen. In between the larger crystals, a maze of intricate and thin, almost needle-like and transparent Epidote microcrystals add to the already great display. Quartz sharp clusters associated at the backside as well, from the classic locality 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epidote

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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