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Thulite With Piemontite

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Thulite With Piemontite

Former collection Charles Dodsworth (UK)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Leksvik Quarry, Hindremseter, Indre Fosen, Trøndelag, Norway
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3 × 3.3 cm
Weight: 
30.00gr
Description

Rich masses of saturated pink thulite associated to massive quartz and minor specks of piemontite. These specimens are true classics, whose broad distribution was largely carried out over a century ago. 
This particular specimen is very rich and with good color. It shows two coring sections, most likely being the result of a larger slab extraction process in the quarry or perhaps a later downsizing effort.

Former collection Dodsworth (UK).

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thulite

Variety Of: 

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
pink
Type Locality: 
Øvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway

Piemontite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Mn3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
Reddish
Type Locality: 
Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy

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