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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 2.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Lustrous transparent olive-green epidote crystal. The faces are highly glossy with a stripe structure. The crystal is very transparent - with backlit the specimen shows its true character, a very intense olive-green color! There is some damage at both ends of the crystal, but the crystal is still very interesting due to the size and the transparency. This piece comes from the collection of Albert Strasser, I think it is at least 30 years old.

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What's on the rock

Epidote

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...