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Clinochlore & Diopside

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Clinochlore & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Felskinn, Saas-Fee, Saas Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Nice thumbnail specimen with sharp, dark green clinochlore crystals associating pale green diopside crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white
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