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Talc

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Description
Locality: 
Zederhaus Valley, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.8 × 3 cm
Description

New unique find of crystallized talc from the Zederhaus Valley (Austria/Salzburg/Lungau). This find was presented in Tucson this year. The beautiful talc crystals show a light green magic color. With LED light as backlit the green color becomes more intense and translucent. These magic-green crystals are also sharp terminated with a feather-like shape and they are stable! These features make this piece really to something special. No significant damage to report. An exceptional piece of superb aesthetics!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White