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Prase Quartz Hedenbergite & Iron Rose

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Prase Quartz Hedenbergite & Iron Rose

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 9.7 × 6.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.80cm
Weight: 
252.00gr
Description

Important specimen from the famous greek locality of Serifos of prase quartz in big crystals of excellent brightness in association with hedembergite in prismatic elongated dark green crystals and iron rose. The biggest prase quartz crystal measures 3.8 X 1.2 Cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prase

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

Quartz

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

Hedenbergite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Mormorsgruvan, Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden

Iron Rose

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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