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Forsterite

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Forsterite

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Description
Locality: 
San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 4.4 × 4.8 cm
Description

Nice green forsterite on basaltic rock

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy