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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Tormiq, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

A fine toenail sized pair of epidote crystals from Tormiq, the crystals are nicely terminated and a dark but translucent greenish colour. On one side of the specimen the two crystals appear quite distinct and look to have a naturally healed fracture, whilst on the reverse side they appear to be one crystal twinned with two cleat defined terminations and no evidence of the fracture.

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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