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Calcite Magnetite & Epidote

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Calcite Magnetite & Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Dashkesan, Daşkəsən District, Azerbaijan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

Lustrous colorless calcite crystals with black magnetite crystals and olive green epidote needles on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black

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...