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Quartz With Epidote

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Quartz With Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Rainbow Mine, Nelson Mountain, Fresno County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 4.6 × 4.4 cm
Description

Quartz with dark green epidote inclusions

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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...