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Peridot & Magnetite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Cluster of well formed, translucent, lustrous green crystals of forsterite (variety peridot) up to 23 mm long, with black euhedral rhombic dodecahedra of magnetite. Floater, damage free.

Found in 1995-98. Ex. A. Gelders specimen, #470.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Peridot

Variety Of: 

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black

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