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Quartz With Ripidolite Inclusions

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Quartz With Ripidolite Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Lunella Mountain, Viù Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.4 × 5.8 × 3.9 cm
Weight: 
82.00gr
Description

Absolutely gorgeous italian specimen of Quartz in crystals of extreme brightness most of which natural terminated associated with micro crystals of green Ripidolite (a variety of Clinochlore) with partially cover Quartz. Ripidolite is also included and give to the Quartz the green color

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Ripidolite

Variety Of: 

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Formula: 
(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hardness: 
0.0

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