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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Tormiq, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 7.7 × 1.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.70cm
Description

Transparent dark-green parallel formation of epidote crystals. No point of attachment, all surfaces naturally crystallized and terminated. Final terminations are not clear developed.

Very good specimen !

Mineral Data
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...