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Epidote

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Locality: 
Kimmeria, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3 × 2.9 cm
Description

This is an excellent cluster of epidote crystals from Greece. Well-sized crystals like those from this locality are usually black. Here we have dark green crystals with light green terminations. The luster is fine and the piece has good aesthetics. It was found in 2010!

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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