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Epidote

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MGR970337

Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Knappenwand, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice specimen of epidote from the famous Knappenwand. The lustrous main crystal is accompanied with a second one which is growing at the side.

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: 
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