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Talc

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Description
Locality: 
Zederhaus Valley, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 7 × 5.5 cm
Description

A unique find of crystallized talc from the Zederhaus Valley (Austria/Salzburg/Lungau). This find was presented in Tucson 2017. 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