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Viridine

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Locality: 
Thasos Island, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Well shaped dark green viridine crystal in quartz matrix. Crystal shows fine luster. Viridine is a very rare variety of andalusite and this locality probably gives the finest crystallized viridine worldwide as i haven't seen better searching the net.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Viridine

Variety Of: 

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Formula: 
(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Hardness: 
0.0

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