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Peridot With Ludwigite Inclusions

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Peridot With Ludwigite Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Sapat Gali, Naran, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

Translucent euhedral gemmy forsterite crystal, variety peridot, with good lustre, perfect definition and superb green colour. It is richly included by subparallel acicular crystals of dark green to black ludwigite.

Acquired in 1998. Ex J. Muizebelt collection.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Peridot

Variety Of: 

Forsterite

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

Ludwigite

Formula: 
Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania

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