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Anorthite & Zoisite

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Anorthite & Zoisite

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Anorthite and zoisite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anorthite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Prickler Halt, Ladinger Spitze - Speikkogel area, Saualpe, Carinthia, Austria