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Actinolite

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Description
Locality: 
Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Dark green elongated crystals of actinolite on talc schist matrix from this famous locality for alpine emeralds.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Actinolite

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White