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Albite & Epidote

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Albite & Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Krieza Koskina, Euboea Island, Central Greece, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4.7 × 4.3 cm
Description

Rare locality specimen of well formed albite crystals some of which are included with actinolite, associated with crystals of epidote. The piece comes from the alpine type fissures of Evia. A very rare and excellent for the locality specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

Epidote

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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