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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Gneiss Quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7 × 11 × 8.5 cm
Description

Olive green epidote crystals with a spray of scolcite needles and minor adular

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...