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Epidote

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MGR741035

Epidote

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, all faces and edges are sharp terminated and all faces show very fine luster. The specimen has a very good translucenc - even without backlight you can get an idea of the internal color. The first photo in the gallery shows the specimen with minor backlight - it shows te pleochroism ver well and you can see the red-brown zones as well the intense green ones. No significant damages to report, same high quality all around.

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...