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Quartz With Chlorite

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Quartz With Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Tipling Mine, Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16.5 × 10 × 10 cm
Description

Very attractive specimen of gemmy and large quartz crystals from Armin Wendland collection.

The dark greenish color is caused by chlorite inclusions.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless