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Jadeite

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Jadeite

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Description
Locality: 
Palos Hill, Gria Spilia, Syros Island, Kykládes, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 0.6 cm
Description

pale green long prismatic idiomorphic crystals to 5 mm, very rich grown on vugs in massive Jadeite matrix. Particular with small blue Glaucophane crystals and yellowish Epidote. This will be the first known European Jadeite crystals, Jadeite in crystals are world wide extremely uncommon

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jadeite

Formula: 
Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Burma (Myanmar)