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Hessonite With Clinochlore

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Hessonite With Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3.5 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A crest of rodingite is throughout covered by dark green chlorite (clinochlore) phyllosilicates packages. On the very top of the crest, a group of dark red garnets, very lustrous and partially transparent. Between some chlorite groups, a few iron oxide stains, which is typical from this classic Italian localities. 

Found in the early 90s, now collection at the locality is restricted. A nice miniature.
This is a relist, as the specimen was purchased some time ago but the previous customer never paid for it.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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