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Chondrodite In Calcite

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Chondrodite In Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Skräbböle Quarry, Pargas, Southwest Finland, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 4.8 × 3.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

From the type locality, rounded and unusually orange-coloured chondrodite crystals to 4mm in size, in a matrix of white calcite, with green diopside, black pargasite and minor grey meionite crystals.

It was collected by Manfred Fabig on June 15th/1975.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chondrodite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Skräbböle quarry, Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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