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Forsterite

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Forsterite

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Description
Locality: 
Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Gemmy green forsterite microcrystals in several vugs of the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy