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Forsterite & Mountain Leather

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Forsterite & Mountain Leather

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Description
Locality: 
Totenkopf, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 5.5 × 3.3 cm
Description

A rich example of Forsterite in Asbestos ( var mountain leather) rich schist matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy