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Epidote

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CR28681

Epidote

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.8 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Extremely old epidote specimen with two wonderful old labels.

The nice epidote specimen with good terminations were collected in 1853 !!

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...