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Amethyst & Epidote

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Amethyst & Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu County, Liangshan, Sichuan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 7.3 × 4.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Description

Amethyst crystals with dark green epidote crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

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...