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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5.6 × 5.8 cm
Description

A very aesthetic specimen with a free-standing aggregate of stepped, dark green crystals. On one side there is a lighter area, which gives even more contrast to the piece. Please note, that all these tiny steps are sharp and lustrous. Hard to photograph and much better in person!

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...