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Uvarovite & Clinochlore

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Uvarovite & Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Chloi Village, Rhodope, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 4.3 × 3 cm
Description

Uvarovite from Greece is known as microcrystals on chromite matrix only from three localities.Specific specimen hosts film of uvarovite microcrystals with clinochlore on chromite surface.Very rare as locality piece and an interesting addition to an uvarovite or generally a garnet collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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