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Epidote & Hematite On Quartz

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Epidote & Hematite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Pampa Blanca, Ica Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 1.9 × 2.1 cm
Description

A "double" ended quartz covered with dark grey hematite plates and dark green epidote.

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...

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White