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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Kimmeria, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.1 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.10cm
Description

Here is a very interesting, complex cluster of epidote crystals. The epidote is dark green, highly lustrous and the crystals are formed by hundreds of smaller parallel growth crystals. complete and terminated all around. The crystal size is also very large for the locality with the biggest crystal measuring 4.1cm!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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