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Viridine

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Description
Locality: 
Trikorfo, Theologos, Thasos, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Description

A perfect single dark green viridine crystal aethetically positioned and nicely contrasting with matrix rock.Viridine is the rare Mn variety of andalusite known from few localities worldwide mostly as massive aggregates.As far as i know only from Thasos island viridine is found in such fine crystals.Locality is reported at Nr.4-April 2017 Lapis.

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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