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Epidote

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Epidote

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Viù Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.9 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
50.00gr
Description

Elegant miniature consisting of a dozen of sharp, gemmy tabular crystals of olive green epidote grown on green-brown rodingite matrix. The crystals are superbly lustrous and transparent, with multiple faces with challenge the photographer during their depiction. At least two shades of green which, with such lustre, become tough to depic. On the read, also a few crystals.

A lovely miniature with some minor peripheral contacts. The specimen is in my collection since the early 2000s, when I was an geology undergrad student. A true Alpine gem from my personal Alpine suite.

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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