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Ilvaite & Quartz

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Ilvaite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 4.9 × 3.3 cm
Description

Here is a large and very good specimen of terminated Ilvaite crystals, associated with quartz and another mineral in some areas. A Greek classic!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ilvaite

Formula: 
CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.07
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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