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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Description
Locality: 
Sapat Gali, Naran, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm
Weight: 
19.00gr
Description

Translucent cluster of forsterite, variety peridot, with moderate lustre, perfect definition and superb green colour. Minor black magnetite crystals are associated at the surface that was contacted with the matrix.

Acquired in 1998. Ex J. Muizebelt collection.

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

Peridot

Variety Of: 

Forsterite

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

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