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Hessonite & Clinochlore

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Hessonite & Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Civrari Mountain, Condove, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Sharp, lustrous, bright, reddish-orange color crystals of hessonite with clinochlore .

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
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